'Time Is A Treasure II', 215 cm Long Bronze Sculptural Clock by Nacho Carbonell

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'Time Is A Treasure II', 215 cm Long Bronze Sculptural Clock by Nacho Carbonell

About the Item

‘Time Is A Treasure II’ is a unique, handmade zoomorphic sculpture and clock by Spanish star of Art-Design Nacho Carbonell. Breaking with all conventions, Carbonell developed from a narrative intention a clock which one can hear but can only be seen if one takes the trouble to look deeper within. The burnished bronze exterior shapes a massive caterpillar, while the blue agate head opens onto a polished mirror interior which lights up to reveal a concealed but distinctly ticking clock. 'Time Is A Treasure II' is a 150 kg, signed and unique piece. Pricing does not include 20% VAT applicable in the EU only. An appeal to our imagination, sensitivity and the ability of each of us to dream, 'Time Is A Treasure II' is perfectly representative of Nacho Carbonell who was named ‘Designer of the Future’ at Design Miami/Basel in June 2009 at age 28. His work is included in numerous museum collections worldwide, notably the FNAC-Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (French national contemporary art collection) and in the United States in the MoMA San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Mint Museum. The starting point of the 'Time Is A Treasure' collection: slices of blue agate, the interior of which was kept by French jewelry houses to create jewelry and clocks. Nacho Carbonell chose to reinstate these neglected stones with their own right to become clocks too, reinterpreting them in the light of his approach at the junction of mineralogy and genetic manipulation. "I was working with the idea of time. I had this concept already in mind about how we interpret time and how we look at time. We all have a ticking clock within us. I wanted to represent this idea by creating some creatures you could really look inside of and see their 'time life'. So in the end the stones gave me the idea of what they wanted to be. Their frustration fuelled their desire. By imagining my own clocks, I wanted to reinstate them with what had been taken from them."

Creator:
Nacho Carbonell (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 84.65 in (215 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Agate,Bronze
Place of Origin:
Netherlands
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2013
Production Type:
New & Custom(One of a Kind)
Estimated Production Time:
Available Now
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU9889926720