Apr 07 2008
Tick, tock, Tick, tock
leithart.com » Blog Archive » Clock time
With the mechanical clock, time became dissociated from planetary rhythms and seasons, from change and ageing, from experience and memory. It became independent from time and space, self-sufficient, empty of meaning and thus apparently neutral. This allowed for entirely new associations, linkages and contents to be developed and imposed.
I’ve been fascinated by time and the way that it so often rules over us, rather than man ruling over time. It is an intriguing thing. Leithart’s post here caught my eye, and it’s another one that goes into the catalog I’m gathering. How does man take dominion over time? Is the clock and aid or an obstacle in this task?
I don’t know. I’ll have more thoughts later I’m sure, but right now only questions.
