Richard Downing: The Fractal Clock

Rooted in principles of fractal geometry, this 'clock' occupies 125 cubic metres of space, with 81 triangles of slate (2015) or glass (2018) rotating at individual speeds to form self-similar (but never identical) patterns which resolve every sixty minutes. 'A dance of holes across the stage of an hour', The Fractal Clock offers a gentle re-encounter with time, space, place and perspective.

This site charts the five year development of the work, leading to the first studio exhibition in September 2015. 'Exhibition 2' documents the second iteration, in glass, in 2018.