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17-25 October 2026

50000 clock projects

The narrative of frame

Hosted by Studio when

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

Event type

Exhibition

50000 clock projects
50000 clock projects
Studio when
"50000 clock projects" is a series of crafts and experiments proceeded under the concept of the intangible element called ‘time’. To escape the tolerance of reading time by scales and numbers, we redefine the meaning of time and timepieces.

50000 clock projects

One of our main timepiece projects is “50000 clock projects, " a project that has come up with the joke “Let’s make 50,000 pieces of clocks!“. Each of the pieces is one-in-a-million and handcrafted by daily experiments based on form & material study. We design new interactions between users and the timepieces. Considering the movement of every single part with its' sophisticated measures, putting on various textures on them, and harmonizing every single part together is the process of "50000 clock projects." Materials for “50000 clock projects” varies from each design, and recycled filament, Jesmonite, recycled paper, and various post-processing art materials are mainly used in these days of work. Looking after new textures and materials for our work is one of the important processes, therefore we expect to develop original materials which are compostable within a few years.

About Studio when

"Studio when" proceeds experiments called “Timepiece projects” upon a medium ‘clock’ under the consistent theme of the intangible element ‘time.’ To escape the tolerance of reading time by scales and numbers, we redefine the meaning of time and timepieces by carrying out “Timepiece projects.”

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Art director Wonyoung Kim
Project Manager Minkyoung Bae