TIME: January 2000:The Millenium Show
In this exhibit I explored concepts of time, such as circular, linear, historical time and differing calendar systems. In other times and cultures time has been viewed as circular, connected to daily and yearly rhythms. In classical Greek times many people believed history would repeat itself endlessly. In medieval Europe the world was expected to end at any moment (when Christ was to return). The prominent Renaissance paradigm about time was that the world was decaying. The invention of the mechanical clock helped to disassociate time from natural rhythms. The mechanical clock turned time into an abstract entity which could be precisely and mathematically measured. This enabled the scientific revolution to begin, which was of course followed by the industrial revolution. The measurement and dissection of time has exponentially increased and dramatically affected our lives. We force our minds and bodies into constantly increasing speed. Time is essentially the amount of life that we have to live — it's unfortunate that people live with the adage that time is money.
TIME IS NOT MONEY
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Vicarious Nature
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The Millenium Show is a surprising and tender look at time and human evolution. Racette attempts to bring into focus the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, contradictions of our progress oriented society at this significant moment in time, the second Christian millennium. The installation includes individual works that juxtapose found, made, and re-made objects evocative of the ancient and modern, the sacred and violent, nature and technology, politics and play. Lambs surround the capitol, Jesus with hair extensions is in a golden jail, clocks grow fur and sprout computer boards, animals search for homes in their personal computers, the moon keeps a steady rhythm, and time stretches out like a collection of strings and rubber bands, becoming more and more complex. Together, this collection of pieces gives an uneasy but loving picture of our past and present, and asks important questions about the future. If there is one clear message throughout, it is that each life is precious and time is not money.
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