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==Euglena Clock== | ==Euglena Clock== | ||
„Nothing is motionless in the eyes of the | „Nothing is motionless in the eyes of the rhythm analyst. He hears wind, rain, thunderstorm. In observing a pebble a wall or a tree he perceives the slowness of movements of these objects. Their movement is slow only in proportion to our time, our bodies, our rhythms.“ | ||
//Kurt Meyer, Rhythms, Streets, Cities | //Kurt Meyer, Rhythms, Streets, Cities | ||
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[[:File:2020-05-05 09.46.42.pdf|Euglena Clock]] [PDF] | |||
Euglena Time is an experimental project around the 4 main correlations that define the concept of rhythm: | |||
Euglena Time is | |||
*mechanical and organic - merging technological and natural, linear and circular time | *mechanical and organic - merging technological and natural, linear and circular time | ||
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The goal is to create an hourglass as one of the oldest technological, linear timepieces which form a habitat for Euglenas natural, circular rhythms of time. Euglena is a microorganism that does photosynthesis and therefore is attracted by light. In my experiments, I study this phototaxis (orientation by light). For doing so I try to influence their behavior in relation to different light situations. | The goal is to create an hourglass as one of the oldest technological, linear timepieces which form a habitat for Euglenas natural, circular rhythms of time. Euglena is a microorganism that does photosynthesis and therefore is attracted by light. In my experiments, I study this phototaxis (orientation by light). For doing so I try to influence their behavior in relation to different light situations. | ||
==How to read Euglena Time== | |||
Euglena clock deals with the theory of different time systems. It is a homage to time as a relative measure and the organic, circular rhythm of natural time. | |||
Therefore it cannot be "read" in the traditional way. It is more of a tool to experience time as a fluid matter and to be conscious of its flow. | |||
Similarly to the way, people estimated time by following the sun's path, long before the invention of technological time-measuring instruments, you can read euglena time by observing different states of green and decide by experience when it is time to switch it over. | |||