In offering an alternative to dominant readings of entropy in Robert Smithson's practice, Amelia Barikin and Chris McAuliffe show how the figure of the 'time crystal' in his works acts as a radical metaphor for endlessness, and as a... more
In offering an alternative to dominant readings of entropy in Robert Smithson's practice, Amelia Barikin and Chris McAuliffe show how the figure of the 'time crystal' in his works acts as a radical metaphor for endlessness, and as a visualisation of static, frozen time. Chapter from catalogue produced to accompany the exhibition 'Robert Smithson: Time Crystals' at the University of Queensland Art Museum and Monash University Museum of Art, Australia, in 2018. https://shop.monash.edu/robert-smithson-time-crystals.html
The title " TIME CRYSTALS " was first predicted and coined back in 2012 by Nobel Prize winner Frank Wilezek at MIT. As bizarre as it sounds, TIME CRYSTALS are not theory but a physical fact today. The cover photo above are two actual... more
The title " TIME CRYSTALS " was first predicted and coined back in 2012 by Nobel Prize winner Frank Wilezek at MIT. As bizarre as it sounds, TIME CRYSTALS are not theory but a physical fact today. The cover photo above are two actual crystals being programmed and are from a test we ran back in 2006 from initial work started in 1990. The secret lies in the actual properties of most all crystals. That secret will be explained in detail in this article. The author having hands‐on experience feels he is qualified to explain how he perceives TIME CRYSTALS and presents the information in terms the average person can understand. The TIME CRYSTAL conversion process you see in the photo above was actually produced in 2006 by Mike Windell and myself, Warren York six years before MIT, Frank Wilezek, producing TIME CRYSTALS at MIT and getting the Noble prize for its academic validation.
Important clarifications on a number of theories that are commonly considered obscure. Considerable insight is lent to three separate topics: (1) the non-observability of some dimensions, (2) The existence of a hierarchy of dimensions... more
Important clarifications on a number of theories that are commonly considered obscure. Considerable insight is lent to three separate topics: (1) the non-observability of some dimensions, (2) The existence of a hierarchy of dimensions related indirectly to perception, and (3) the use of time-travel to reach other worlds.
Topological challenges to the geometry of globalization and polarization Space-time crystals as fundamental to comprehension of global order Via sphere, torus and hyperbola to space-time crystals of governance? Comprehension of... more
Topological challenges to the geometry of globalization and polarization
Space-time crystals as fundamental to comprehension of global order
Via sphere, torus and hyperbola to space-time crystals of governance?
Comprehension of requisite complexity through game-ball design?
Contrasting forms of coherence framed by positive and negative curvature
Space-time crystals as space-time polyhedra fundamental to appropriate organization
Imagining complementary images of the shape of civilization
Logic of renormalization as enabling flying metaphorically understood?
Curated by Amelia Barikin and Chris McAuliffe, Robert Smithson: Time Crystals was the first exhibition in Australia dedicated to the work of American artist Robert Smithson (1938–1973). Best known for his radical land art of the 1960s and... more
Curated by Amelia Barikin and Chris McAuliffe, Robert Smithson: Time Crystals was the first exhibition in Australia dedicated to the work of American artist Robert Smithson (1938–1973). Best known for his radical land art of the 1960s and early 1970s, Smithson is now widely recognised as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Based on intensive archival research, the project generated a new understanding of Smithson’s approach to time that challenged the dominance of entropy in existing scholarship on his practice. Presented at UQAM and MUMA with the support of the Terra Foundation for the Arts and the Holt/Smithson Foundation.
Structures known as time crystals, which repeat in time the way conventional crystals repeat in space, have recently captured the interest and imagination of researchers across disciplines. [26] Dreamt up by the physics Nobel laureate... more
Structures known as time crystals, which repeat in time the way conventional crystals repeat in space, have recently captured the interest and imagination of researchers across disciplines. [26] Dreamt up by the physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012, the notion of “time crystals” is now moving from theory to experiment – and could also lead to applications such as a new kind of atomic clock. [25] Yale physicists have uncovered hints of a time crystal—a form of matter that "ticks" when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse—in the last place they expected: a crystal you might find in a child's toy. [24]
In this paper I look at “Peace for Triple Piano”, a video which represents a musical canon both in sound and image. I call this peculiar form, whose structure is endowed with symmetry in both time and space together, an AUDIOVISUAL CANON.... more
In this paper I look at “Peace for Triple Piano”, a video which represents a musical canon both in sound and image. I call this peculiar form, whose structure is endowed with symmetry in both time and space together, an AUDIOVISUAL CANON. Such a structure is what in physics is known as a TIME CRYSTAL. I argue that this time crystal creates a temporal interference because, in this video, objects relate simultaneously to each other beyond the boundaries of what we commonly perceive as presence. Through a reading of Michel Serres, I propose a model to integrate this multiplicity of time based on hearing as opposed to listening. Finally, through Serres's concept of QUASI-OBJECT, I argue that this video, by making its audience integrate multiple networks, constructs a QUASI-AUDIENCE.
