Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Stockholm, Sweden-based design studio Humans Since 1982 hijacks the original intent of trivial objects, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Their larger projects and decor — with the latter being essentially kinetic art sculptures — see the collective experimenting with clocks, lighting, looped video, code and more in order to create wholly captivating exhibitions and works of art.
The brainchild of German-born Bastian Bischoff, Swedish-born Per Emanuelsson and Australian engineer David Cox, Humans Since 1982 was founded in 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Bischoff and Emanuelsson met while studying art, engineering and graphic design at the University of Gothenburg. They found they shared an interest in technology and how humans interact with it in the modern world.
One of the group’s first projects was The Clock Clock, an effort to subvert clocks so that a collection of them is treated as a single art object, with the devices' hands spinning dutifully to display dazzling abstract patterns. The firm’s equally mesmerizing A Million Times series also subverts the traditional functions of timepieces, as hands of multiple analog clocks programmatically spin individually to yield similarly provocative abstract visuals.
In 2014, the Changi Airport Group in Singapore contracted Humans Since 1982 to design a large timepiece. The result was the creation of a massive kinetic sculpture. Comprising more than 500 wall clocks, A Million Times at Changi is the world’s largest clock installation and is a breathtaking work of art. It’s also a functioning clock.
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Corian
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Corian
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Composition, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Cast Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Cast Stone
2010s Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Composition, Gold Plate
2010s Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Composition
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Brass, Zinc
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Textile, Walnut
2010s American Organic Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Ceramic, Cotton
19th Century Antique Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Spelter
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Steel
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Wood
2010s British Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Brass, Metal
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Wood
2010s Italian Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Leather, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Metal, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Cast Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Corian
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Cast Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Humans Since 1982 Clocks
Gold