Contiguous Yet Divided, overall 17 panel installation: 40"x308" (AVAILABLE)

The timekeeping devices depicted in this
multi-panel installation ere invented spanning
from the 20th century to 3000 BC. People both
witness and are impacted by the passage of time in
vastly different manners. Time is relative to one's
experience. Time appears to move slowly when
one is waiting for something, and passes by quickly
when one is enjoying the moment. Older people
experience the passage of time differently than when they
were young. Unfortunately for some people today the
natural rhythm of life has become stilted by the
responsibilities that are presented in this fast-paced world,
forcing one to compartmentalize not only their time but also
the way in which they live. Perhaps what was once pleasurable
has become a burden, due to constraints placed upon ones self.
Our lives today are indeed different from our forefathers',
who lived in a world where high-tech devices did not exist. I
view evolving technology as paradoxically contributing to both
the strengthening of our long distance communication, while
hindering the immediate relationships between many people.
Our continual efforts to codify the passage of time have
Unfortunately desensitized many, affecting our relationships
with our families and friends. This installation invites one to
consider how diverse perceptions of time have impacted our
modern life, and have also contributed indirectly to the
evolvement of such social paradigms as communication, mass
transportation, medicine, government, and notions of family.

Hall Groat II, 2008