An Engagement with Duration: For Algernon

Mixed Media | Sculpture

An Engagement with Duration: For Algernon consists of a restored clock containing the mummified heart of the fetal calf, Algernon. The clock was altered to keep ‘imaginary time’: it speeds up, slows down and chimes at irregular intervals.

PROJECT DETAILS

Mixed Media Sculpture

This work is designed as a companion piece for A Shrine for Algernon: Instance #2 and incorporates the mummified heart of Algernon.
COMPLETED: 2010
MATERIALS: Recycled Clock, Polymer Clay, Enamel, Faux Moss, Glass, Mummified Fetal Calf Heart, Miniature Trees
CLASSIFICATION: Sculpture