06.05.2017 Bachelard: the candle and the hourglass
“Time is a reality curled up in the instant, and suspended between two voids.” (Gaston Bachelard, The Intuition of the Instant)
05.08.2017 Memory of hourglasses
The hourglass is a mysterious, ingenious and crucial invention which perfection prevents any advancement.
05.05.2017 The hourglass of diptyque
Gravity takes its toll, the liquid fragrance flows from the top bulb to the bottom bulb until, at the moment it is flipped over, one becomes the other.
03.16.2015 The hourglass in Death in Venice
“It seems that the sand is waiting for the very last moment to seep into the globe underneath…”