{"id":208,"date":"2015-09-16T10:47:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T08:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/transculturalcollaboration\/?p=208"},"modified":"2015-09-30T04:41:07","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T02:41:07","slug":"time-on-benches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/transculturalcollaboration\/2015\/09\/16\/time-on-benches\/","title":{"rendered":"Time. On Benches."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Starting from the topics streetlife, empty spaces and public space, we find out that: \u201eThe biggest crime in Zurich is sitting on a bench doing nothing\u201c. We wondered what people do on benches and how long they’re staying there. So we filmed benches in different places. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions that came along were: Are you waiting or spending your time? Who has a lot of time? Are you the audience or an actor when sitting on a bench?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We focused on the topic \u201eTime\u201c and made a installation with different clips from benches all over Zurich on six screens. The text below was on two ipads in front of the installation. There was also a live-camera installated which was transfered to another screen. So the audience was part of the installation and played with the topic audience\/actor and time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Time passed the bench, where a little boy sat.
\nTime wanted to sit, but he have to walk away.
\nThe boy invited him to seat, but Time gently refused.
\n\u201cI have to keep walking\u201c, Time explained, \u201cand so should you.\u201c
\nThe boy sat still.
\nFor a moment he thought of remaining on the bench, but he have to go, too.
\nTime was right.
\nI have to leave, the boy thought, but the bench will be empty.
\nHe stood there for a while, stuck a gum under the bench and left. The cleaner arrived later, and wiped the gum away.
\n\u201cAll bullshit.\u201c He muttered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n