時間器官
Time Organ
Time Organ : 科學量化時間的精準、無感到同步
人一直在探索與時間的關係。從最早的機械水鐘開 始,人透過工具分割時間成為可計算的單位,並不 斷尋找自然中最精準的頻率為了要更準確的計算 時間,到如今科技發展之下更出現了「阿秒 (attosecond)」—小數點後十八位的時間單位。然而 即便被分割極細微,這種越趨精確的時間卻與人最 直接的身體感受產生分離,使時間與身體經驗之間 的關係變得無感。
Time Organ 創作計畫探討人對體感時間的「無感」, 透過虛擬實境、率率感 與自製滴水機械裝置製造 多感官的體驗情境,根據尺度相近、念不不同的 種時間—科學量化時間及身體頻率,產生視覺、聽 覺及觸覺從異步到同步的感官體驗。作 以人體延 伸器官為念不,嘗試創作一種感知身體時間流逝的 工具,透過人的同步本能以及感官延伸去找回對身 體時間的感知,將人對時間的感受回歸到自己的身 體頻率。
Since the changes from sunrise to sunset, humans have continuously explored their relationship with time. With technological advancements, people have employed tools to segment time into measurable units, constantly seeking the most precise frequencies in nature for more accurate time calculations. The development of technology has introduced the “attosecond,” a time unit with eighteen decimal places. However, even when finely divided, this increasingly precise time is challenging to perceive. In fact, at the moment time is calculated and quantified, the essential nature of “time as continuous change” is already eradicated. Our body’s perception of time should be immeasurable, but the quantitative thought patterns ingrained in us by seemingly objective and precise scientific time have gradually led to the loss of our most direct bodily sensations. This has rendered the relationship between time and bodily experience insensate.
In our relentless pursuit of temporal precision, we have unintentionally neglected our own body’s inherent rhythm. The Time Organ art project delves into the “insensitivity” of human somatosensory time, seeking to revive the awareness of bodily time through innate human synchronization and sensory extension. Drawing inspiration from the historical “mechanical water clock,” an instrument through which humans initially exercised control over time, the Time Organ artwork employs water as a medium and embodies the concept of extending a human organ. The objective is to fashion a tool that reconnects human time perception with the frequency intrinsic to their bodies. Through the orchestrated chaos and synchronous experiences within the artwork, we consistently prompt the question to the experiencer: What is time? What sensations are you experiencing? Our aim is to investigate, through sensory illusions, whether synchronization can facilitate a return to the most direct bodily perception of time.
Presentation
「Recto Vrso」 Laval Virtual 2024