Time Since Launch

- “On the elegant analog clock, meanwhile, time swells and recedes, like waves and seasons and life. The hands evoke the rotation of the earth, the movements of celestial objects, the cosmos.”

ather than create clocks that produce uniformity and ensnare us in regularity, why not create clocks that suit your pattern of being, whose minutes follow the length of your breath, or match your circadian rhythms?

time is richer than just unfolding seconds. It’s textured, charged with emotional valence and energy that are arguably more indicative metrics to consider besides its objective duration. In its focus on the quantitative measure, it forgets the subjective quality of time – otherwise known as kairos – that is not measured, but experienced in deep exh... See more

The hourglass is particularly interesting, since unlike most other methods of measuring time, it presents the present as between the past (sand collected in the bottom bulb) and the future (sand yet to flow through the neck). Compared to sundials, which calibrate a moment in time against an external reference point, this method creates a conscious ... See more