Maarten Baas’s Real Time clock

The clock you are approaching functions as a high-definition video installation where a man inside the clock face manually updates the time minute by minute. Maarten Baas filmed a performer dressed as a maintenance worker for twelve hours straight to create the loop. The actor holds two paintbrushes to draw the hands of the clock on the glass surface and then wipes them away to redraw them for the next minute. This process creates a continuous, labor-intensive illusion that serves as a literal representation of time passing through human effort.