Life clock

Life Clock by Bertrand Planes is a modified clock that counts by sevens to eighty four with a mechanism slowed down 61320 times. Each number represents year: a turn is made each 84 years (12x7=84) (maximum life length average in Europe in 2006). Life clock numbers are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 0.

Life Clock 2 by Bertrand Planes

Origin

Life clock was originally made by the artist in 2004, based on an average age of 80 years, and shown at "Maison: Temoins" , Paris in 2004

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