Each paperwork represents the understanding of time at a particular moment. The first work represents the passage of time,
, for a child, slow and gradual and not so recognisable at the time. This is represented by a full hourglass
that has barely decayed. The next follows my age (30), after a sudden overrealisation of time and the loss
of the slowness of childhood, the piece shows further decay, revealing age as an embroidered hand in the second compartment
. Later shows a later stage of life with further evidence of decay. The work represents
the story of one person, or several people observed by another, a family for example. This is demonstrated at
by the different generations symbolised by the 3 pieces.
The work hopes to confront the viewer with the different symbols of process time through the ephemeral materials
(biodegradable linen thread and burnt paper).
'In your own sweet time' is a British idiom that sarcastically means doing something at
your own preferred pace, perhaps at the expense of the patience or urgency of others. The
materialisation of time in today's society prioritises such productivity and ignores the
individual's need or desire for a sense of time; the ability to balance your own pace with the
environment, seems increasingly overshadowed by the demands of a system that expects
constant speed.