Burning Time

colin david
fringe open

2 sep - 5 nov
the arches, beach road

This is an accurate timepiece made from gunpowder. It shows a 12 hour clock (showing both night and day) and runs on a 24 hour loop. Hours, Minutes and Seconds are exactly marked by a series of small explosions.

As an art medium, Gunpowder has a special relevance as it was something normal in the daily lives of soldiers preparing to leave Folkestone to go to war.

Programme

2 September 2017

Fringe Open 2017

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burning clock
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Progress Agency