Beyond Time and Space: URWERK UR-100V Time and Culture
Introducing the first episode of the new URWERK UR-100V Time and Culture series celebrating the ingenuity of ancient cultures in transcribing the invisible impossible task - the passage of time.
Celebrating ancient wisdom in modern display
The new URWERK UR-100V Time and Culture series pays homage to how ancient cultures measured and recorded time. Dedicated to the perception of time through different ages and cultures, the new UR-100V series is a journey through time and space, achieved by combining indications expressed in minutes and kilometers from different cultures and places.
Urwerk UR-100V Time and Culture
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"This thread is about history, culture, our place under the stars, research and observations made around the world using the same sky above us as a source of knowledge. I'm always fascinated to see these thousands of kilometers Unique observations made outside the home gave birth to a universal language, the language of time", URWERK co-founder Martin Frei.
beyond time and space
The year is approximately 1479. We were in Central America, looking at the monolithic sculpted disk of the "Sun Stone". The first episode of the UR-100V Time and Culture series is based on this famous Mexican sculpture depicting an Aztec calendar.
The intricate pattern of the sun stone forms the basis for the details of the UR-100V Time and Culture I. The intricate engraving is made using a 0.05mm thin pointed end mill, which cuts very finely. The patterned satin-brushed ridges contrast with the velvety micro-blasted cutouts. This is a work that needs to be viewed under a magnifying glass to fully appreciate its precision.
Hours and kilometers - the same value scale
A new message is added to the usual hour and minute display. Every hour, the minute hand disappears and reappears as a kilometer counter. Based on the average rotational speed of the Earth in Mexico City, explain that anyone in Mexico travels 524.89 kilometers every 20 minutes. The other side shows the earth orbiting the sun - 35.742 kilometers every 20 minutes. Therefore, hours and kilometers have the same value scale. The idea of adding dimension was proposed by SJX three years ago to Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei, and it represents how artifacts created by people are special objects that transcend time and space.
"We've added hidden references to the work. A discerning person will be able to identify signatures, acronyms, Mayan numbers to decipher. It's a real treasure hunt." Felix Baumgartner, Co-founder of URWERK.
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