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Artworks
Timepieces (Solar System), 2014
Nine adapted clocks45.0 x 45.0 x 9.5 cm
17 11/16 x 17 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.
Notes:
17 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (each clock)Edition of 9£ 75,000.00Further images
A clock that tells the time on all known planets A series of nine clocks that tell the time on all the planets in our solar system, including Earth’s Moon....A clock that tells the time on all known planets
A series of nine clocks that tell the time on all the planets in our solar system, including Earth’s Moon. The durations of the day range from planet to planet, from the shortest on Jupiter to the longest on
Mercury. Each clock is calibrated to tell the time in relation to the other planets and to the time on Earth.
Mercury: 4223 hours
Venus: 2802 hours
Earth: 24 hours
Moon: 708 hours
Mars: 24 hours 40minutes
Jupiter: 9 hours 56 minutes
Saturn : 10 hours 39 minutes
Uranus: 17 hours 14 minutes
Neptune: 16 hours 6 minutes1of 2