28 minuts
Developer: "A Cel Obert"
Location: "Reales Colegios" XVIth Century, Tortosa
Project's year: 2016
Material: nylon thread
Budget: 333,98€
“28 minuts” is an ephemeral project that is part of the international festival "A Cel Obert", organized by Tortosa City Council. The subject matter of this year is “time”.
Placed at the cloister of the regional archives of Baix Ebre, the project maintains a delicate and respectful dialogue with the existing Renaissance courtyard as it gives the impression of it hanging in suspension and occupying the central space. The project, consisting of several interlaced threads, recalls a giant sand clock. The threads, gold-coloured like the sand or the rays of the sunlight, guide the light and the sun reflections during the different sunlight phases which are then trapped in the spiderweb.
"28 minuts", key component of the project, is the vortex created by 300 threads tied to two circles inscribed into the intermediate level of the courtyard. This passage allows to fold the space to make it pass through the central oculus. Time, even if unstoppable, is drawn by the acceleration of the hole of the oculus, which dilates like our pupils when our eyes are fixed between the earth and the sky.
The only material that was used for the temporary installation was a 1 mm nylon thread known as "cola de ratón" (mouse tail). It was required 5.535 metres of this golden nylon thread, 2.427 knots, immeasurable patience and... time.
