The Sun 24 Hours
2011
Six metal shelving units, 60 hourglasses, cardboard boxes
600 x 200 x 40 cm
Atop six metal shelves stand sixty hourglasses that visitors can rotate. The title is borrowed from the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, unintentionally used as wrapping paper by the manufacturer. Cardboard boxes used for transport imprinted with the word 'fragile' accompany the installation. The installation explores the transient nature of time, encompassing themes of lifetime, shared experiences, and time as a commodity.
Further reading
Patricia Bieder, “The Sun 24 Hours,” 2016
Kunsthaus Glarus, 2013. Photo: David Aebi
Malmö Konsthall, 2020. Photo: Helene Toresdotter