Andrew Fishman's art

The finished piece, entitled “Time (1176/1374)”

It’s designed to go a very small interval every two hours, which totals about one foot per month.  The title is a reflection of the number of days I will be in college, and the amount of time that has passed so far.  Each semester is marked with black electrical tape on the floor to signal its passing. 

Some criticism I received was that there did not seem to be an “ending” to the piece, that it would reach the door, but nothing would happen.  Others said that they could not discern the direction in which it was facing.  I hope to address those concerns when I reinstall the piece tomorrow for a show (It will be titled “Time (1190/1374)” because fourteen days will have passed since the first installation.)  I’m going to install a ramp into the wall so that when I graduate, it will fall off of the end. 

My next post will detail the programming and wiring it contains, in the spirit of open source.