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Silence

Rochelle Costi2014/2014

Cidade Matarazzo

Cidade Matarazzo
Sao Paulo, Brazil

The idea of the work is to restore the rhythm of passing time to the empty space, not with the precision of a doctor’s wristwatch, but that inexact rhythm of waiting; the silence of passivity. In one of the Matarazzo Hospital’s corridors she installed a clock hand sped up to three full rotations a minute. Letters forming the word silence substitute the numbers, altering the perception of passing time

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  • Title: Silence
  • Creator: Rochelle Costi
  • Creator Lifespan: 1961 - -
  • Date: 2014/2014
  • Provenance: Images © Ding Musa; courtesy the artist
  • Type: installation
Cidade Matarazzo

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