Infinite Instances: Studies and Images of Time - Couverture rigide

Ast, Olga

 
9781935613213: Infinite Instances: Studies and Images of Time

Synopsis

The notion of time has always mystified and attracted the speculation of societies and civilizations. Filmmaker Phillip Adams once said, "Of all the big questions of existence. none impacts our daily lives more than the problem of time." The notion of time has always mystified and attracted the speculation of societies and civilizations. Each major stage of our lives is delineated by a construct of time: birth, death, marriage, retirement. Deadlines rule our working days and, increasingly, our leisure activities. Artist and designer Olga Ast, thanks to the contributions of approximately sixty international artists, writers, scientists, architects, and filmmakers, has compiled an astounding compendium of studies of time.

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The notion of time has always mystified and attracted the speculation of societies and civilizations. Filmmaker Phillip Adams once said, "Of all the big questions of existence. none impacts our daily lives more than the problem of time." The notion of time has always mystified and attracted the speculation of societies and civilizations. Each major stage of our lives is delineated by a construct of time: birth, death, marriage, retirement. Deadlines rule our working days and, increasingly, our leisure activities. Artist and designer Olga Ast, thanks to the contributions of approximately sixty international artists, writers, scientists, architects, and filmmakers, has compiled an astounding compendium of studies of time.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.