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Maarten Baas — Mantel Clock Clay Confetti
Maarten Baas — Mantel Clock Clay Confetti
Maarten Baas — Mantel Clock Clay Confetti
Maarten Baas — Mantel Clock Clay Confetti
Maarten Baas

Mantel Clock Clay Confetti

2025

Confetti Clock by Maarten Baas symbolises time as a continuous celebration, with a film depicting a hedonistic scene filled with pleasure and entertainment. While endless streams of confetti are strewn, a stricter character persistently sweeps it up to keep time readable. The work also references a lyric from The Beatles, “Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice where a wedding has been,” portraying someone dutifully cleaning the remnants of someone else’s party and seeking to organise them into something meaningful. Extra confetti falls every hour, at 11 minutes past the hour, with the number 11 symbolising the start of Carnival in certain European countries. This work is part of Baas’ Real Time series, which consists of filmed performances exploring the theme of time, which are screened on sculptures designed to resemble clocks.

Medium
Handmade Stainless Steel Casing, Clay, Digital Equipments, Silk Gloss
Dimensions
Location
Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London, UK

Notes

Part of the artist's Real Time series, filmed performances exploring time, screened on sculptures designed as clocks. Unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery London for the exhibition 'Reconstructing Time' (May 2026). Extra confetti falls every hour at 11 minutes past, the number 11 symbolizing the start of Carnival in some European countries. References The Beatles lyric 'Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice where a wedding has been.' Edition of 20 plus 4 artist's proofs. USD equivalent: $ 52,000.00. Framing: Black.

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Maarten Baas, Mantel Clock Clay Confetti, 2025

Confetti Clock by Maarten Baas symbolises time as a continuous celebration, with a film depicting a hedonistic scene filled with pleasure and entertainment. While endless streams of confetti are strewn, a stricter character persistently sweeps it up to keep time readable. The work also references a lyric from The Beatles, “Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice where a wedding has been,” portraying someone dutifully cleaning the remnants of someone else’s party and seeking to organise them into something meaningful. Extra confetti falls every hour, at 11 minutes past the hour, with the number 11 symbolising the start of Carnival in certain European countries. This work is part of Baas’ Real Time series, which consists of filmed performances exploring the theme of time, which are screened on sculptures designed to resemble clocks.

Medium
Handmade Stainless Steel Casing, Clay, Digital Equipments, Silk Gloss
Dimensions
62 x 60 x 11 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
Carpenters Workshop Gallery, France

Related themes

Digital Installation, Performance Art, Contemporary Craft, Dutch Design, Confetti, Time Representation, Conceptual Art, Media Art, Figure Animation, Kinetic Sculpture, Time-Based Work, Ceremonial Objects, Mantel Clock, Live Performance, Contemporary Sculpture, Carnival Ritual, Stainless Steel, Video Art, Clay Medium, Interactive Artwork

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