Trapped Man Timepieces

This Illusionary Clock Houses a Manual Time-Keeper

This illusionary clock brings a whole new meaning to the phrase manuel clocks. The clock appears to have a man located inside that manually changes the time minute by minute, erasing old times and updating them to the present. In actuality, inside the clock is a flatscreen television that plays a loop of video of the manual time changing. This must have been a long and tedious task for the artist to take on considering he filmed this 24 hour loop himself.

This particular video was filmed at Design Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach sometime this year. Check out the video to be amazed by this illusionary clock!

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4.4 out of 10
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50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
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Popularity 36%
Activity 88%
Freshness 8%

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