Timekeepers

Nowhere/Now/Here (2008) was an exhibtion at LABoral Centro de Arte (Gijón, Spain) curated by Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado - El Último Grito. Showcasing work from international designers and artists, the exhibition sought to challenge the way design is perceived by questioning our relationship with the environment, and showed how design can be a world-shaping process.

Quin exhibited five Timekeepers, a series of wall-hung clocks that spin and ‘grow' time as a cocoon around a central spindle. The clocks measure a time specific to their owner - from a lifetime to a relationship, a meaningful event or a promise. The cocoon is fed by cotton reels, and turns once every day. Over the years a Timekeeper accumulates a personal narrative and emotional value specific and unique to its owner.