Life Clocks
Using the clock form to explore natural cycles and lifespans.
The first life clock above explored my own internal reflections from different stages of life as it passes. Each hour of the clock represents about 8 years, so 3pm is around 17-24 years old, 6pm is around 41-48 years old, etc.
But of course time seems to pass more quickly as we move through, so an argument could be made to expand early life and condense later life. Since I'm only at about 6pm in the middle of life, and my parents are in their 70s, I could use additional feedback from more 80+ year olds to incorporate into future versions.
The clock ended up generating some interesting discussion, and made me think that the clock as cycle could be applied to different kinds of lives and perspectives as well.
So I started compiling a spreadsheet of lifespans and sizes of various organisms. The goal is to find good examples of different scales that could be brought to life creatively.
Other Life Clocks being explored
Redwood Tree
The 1800 year lifespan of an old grove tree
This life clock will be using the climate history of Northern California along with some big human events that could have affected the experience of old growth redwoods in what is now Armstrong Woods in Guerneville, CA.
