SM1701 Research Blog #3 Exploring Expanded Cinema: Christian Marclay's "The Clock"

Christian Marclay's video installation "The Clock" is a fascinating exploration of time through film. It takes thousands of movie and TV clips, each showing a specific time, and stitches them together into a 24-hour loop that perfectly matches the actual time of day. I'm intrigued by how Marclay transforms the movie-watching experience into an immersive journey blending fiction and reality. The artwork challenges traditional storytelling by offering a flowing string of mini-stories, inviting viewers to actively engage with their perception of time. This interplay between real and on-screen time resonates with me, as it highlights how fluid and ever-shifting our experience of time can be. Critics noted how "The Clock" blurs the lines between art and life, encouraging reflection on our own time experiences. Inspired by this, I'm considering ways future projects of mine could incorporate real-time elements to explore themes of how time passes and how stories are structured.