The Clock Project

Modern. Functional. Art.
Thanks for visiting theclockproject.com. The Clock Project comprises three concepts, each of which share the same theme of time, but deal with a different subject matter. The concepts are clock faces, angles and street addresses, with each image representing a particular minute of a particular hour.

Clock Faces

Simply put, this is a clock, made up of other clocks. Each image represents a different minute of the day and is displayed at the particular corresponding time. In addition to taking a close-up photo of each clock I also photographed a wide-angle view to put each clock face in context. I also captured and recorded any pertinent information about each clock (location, description and business name with Web address, if any). This is the only concept that is fully functional on the Internet in its entirety.

Current time:

- FULL VIEW (Best viewed full screen. I suggest downloading Plainview for Mac.)
Clicking on an image will alternately toggle between the close-up and the wide-angle view.

- DEMO VIEW
Since you can only see one image a minute in full view, I created a demo that showcases other images.

- Clock of the Day Blog
A new day, a new clock.

Angles

The idea that got it all started. One day, many years ago, I started seeing angles everywhere around me. The notion to interpret them as clock hands and photograph them to create an analog clock seemed like a logical progression. I didn't think it would be very difficult, and in the beginning it wasn't. Since all the required angles were new, I found them everywhere. But the deeper I got, the harder it became as all the "common" angles were taken. There's so much more that went into this project that it would take way too much space here. I plan to upload a video documenting it all soon. My wife, family and friends all thought I was crazy — seven years later, they now know I am.

- DEMO VIEW
Take a look at some sample images paying close attention to the center of the image. Also, keep in mind that there may be natural ambiguities (e.g., determination of the short and long hands of the clock). However, when viewed in context, it will be easier.

Street Addresses

Look, there's an interesting number on the side of that building — let's use it to tell time. This concept pretty much explains itself. After completing the angle and clock face concepts, I still felt the desire to walk around with my camera creating something. I now have a much greater appreciation for that which is, for the most part, invisible to many.

- DEMO VIEW
Since you can only see one image a minute in full view, I created a demo that showcases other images.

So, What Now?
This page is only intended to serve as an example of the project. The three Clock Project concepts, along with my other conceptual time-related pieces, are intended to be displayed as an installation in a modern/contemporary museum. If you can help in this capacity, or if you would like to display any of these in a gallery or other place of business, please contact me.

Thanks
I would like to thank my loving wife for putting up with this, and for sharing my passion. And thanks to Apple Inc. for inspiring through design.

Links
To keep up to date on the latest developments please join the Facebook group . I was once an industrial engineer, but now I'm a freelance advertising copywriter (sorry Mom). Please visit diemcreative.com to get a good sense of my writing style, as well as to see my resume and portfolio.

Contact
If you have any questions or comments, please send them to info@theclockproject.com.