15 Dec Art of Pulse
Art of Pulse
Timekeeping devices have been used throughout History. Their two basic components? A constant, repetitive pulsation and a way to track time’s advancement.

Time has been measured since mankind has felt the need to plan for the future, organize the day between chores, schedule prayers, guide ocean voyages or even just make sense of the passage of time. From sundials to mechanical watches, from pocket watches to wristwatches – or even a watch that can work as a phone – there have been multiples ways, throughout history, of keeping time – some more accurate than others – and that’s what you will explore in the following pages. If the clock is one of the oldest human inventions in terms of devices, it’s also a physical and commonplace object that can, in some instances, be considered as an “object d’art” and have a very specific iconography and aesthetics.
There are clocks and watches that have become reference points, as instruments that transcend their function as timekeeping devices and move towards a timeless domain. Within these pages, we’ll also undertake a visual exploration that focuses on iconic and famous timepieces within the pop culture firmament. The instances culled include monuments that mark a city’s landscape, watches that became game changers within the industry but also famous illustrations, art installations and paintings, without neglecting examples sported by film heroes, to some very real-life icons. These are the devices that make timekeeping an art.