MargaretC
@margaretc
MargaretC
@margaretc

Loneliness and Community
Using techniques he’s honed over a lifetime, Abernethy will machine the gears by hand in traditional materials such as steel and brass. But the pendulum will respond to the forest: When trees grow quickly, the hours will advance more rapidly; more lethargic growth will result in a slower tempo. Over centuries, the long-term fate of the canopy will be registered on a calendar that may deviate from the Gregorian date by decades or more.
at 11:56 mins:
"What really amazed me was Jerry, Julia Louis, Michael, and Jason gathered around the camera. They formed a little semicircle and a separated me from the audience. They've stood there like they were holding me like, like, like I was. I felt like I was in the womb, and they were protecting me. It's telling me, we love you. You're going to be good. You're going to be wonderful".