4.33 meters

2017
Installation measuring 4.80 x 4 x 5 m
Wooden pendulum, electronic circuit and crystal glass with water
Collection of the Museum of the University Tres de Febrero MUNTREF – Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A wooden pendulum measuring 4.33 meters in length is in perpetual motion. At the apex of its movement is a crystal glass containing water. Small changes in the flow of air around the work influence the movement, creating an intermittent touch. The pendulum touches this container so subtly that it is possible to see waves on the surface of the water, but not to hear the sound. As this is a work that talks about silence, the name of the work is a reference to John Cage’s composition 4’33”, composed of 4 and a half minutes of silence. In this work, the measurement of time is converted into space. At the same time, the length of the pendulum determines the duration of its oscillation. Here, time is converted into space, which in turn is converted into time again.

The work 4.33 meters was exhibited at the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of South America – Tigre Art Museum – Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2017 and is part of the collection of the Museu de la Universidad Tres de Febrero MUNTREF – Buenos Aires, Argentina.