To Make Time

“to make time” is based on 12 physically and mentally challenging – one hour – performances which capture my struggle with time, while mechanically making it. The physical body – the right leg used as the minute arm, and the left leg as the hour arm of a clock – shows the passage of time, transforming every single minute into a new posture. 720 different positions are building up the 12 hour clock. To make the work I am literally racing against my own biological clock, as the performer needs to be relatively young to full fill the choreography.

The work deals with the passage of time, not just as a symbol or an idea, but as a subjective experience; I need to find time to make time. Making times takes time.

“to make time” is part of a series of exercises that test my capability for creating order and finding harmony. These exercises, called “Flexible hours” deal with different forms of time-based balance, while exploring my mental and physical equilibrium.

The real time photographic installation of the work – the images working as an actual clock – & the preview video can be seen at www.klenyanszki.com

“to make time” was made during – a self-founded – MA Residency and it is supported by the Mondriaan Fonds.

More info: klenyanszki.com