Clepsichor is a site specific installation, where incandescent lightbulbs are turned into water clocks (clepsydra) each ticking it’s own time.
“Clepsydra (literally “water thief”) is the Greek word for water clock. Also, in ancient Greece, a device for drawing liquids from vats too large to pour.” –http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clepsydra
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Clepsichor was installed at:
- residence program ResidenceSEA,
Heraclion, Greece with support of ResidenceSEA - Žinkovy Castle in Czech Republic from 1st September untill 1st October within Zinkovy Art Festival
- gallery Magacin in Belgrade from 11th until 20th September
- as the part of the group exhibition Little bit of history deleting…curated by Işin Önol, GPL gallery, Vienna
- and in Dakota Theatre, The Hague as the part of Transformator Exhibition currated by Kate Varady and Kasia Domachowska as De Zoep
…”The choral aspect of this constellation presupposes a mutually interconnected relationship of the context, the installation and the audience. Lazović programmed the sounds created by drops of water falling from the light bulbs and synchronised the intervals of every drop, as well as their changes over time… Maja Ćirić
READ the complete critic here http://mirkolazovic.com/sites/default/files/Clepsichor%20by%20Maja%20Ciric.pdf
CREDITS
Installation Mirko Lazović
Photos ASK and Graham Hodgetts
website of the artists http://www.mirkolazovic.com/clepsichor