“The hour is your own”! From the series “Homo chronicus”

Oliya on a branded paper

1997

41,5 х 58,5 см

The work “Time is you!” is a continuation of the series “Homochronicus”, which I began in 1996. The entire series and this work in particular are dedicated to the perception of time by man. At different times in history, the attitude towards time and the experience of time by man were different. Usually, a person is never satisfied with any certain state today, “now”, and he always hopes for better times in the future. The future seems unknown and mysterious, and therefore certainly attractive. Similarly, a person (especially an older person) is nostalgic for the “golden times” in the past, constantly repeating that once “everything was better”. This work is an attempt to remind people that in order to wisely and calmly enter the world, cosmic time, one must realize that time is only you. You are in a great flow of world forces, and understanding this and coming to terms with yourself frees you from many unnecessary things. You have been given this short period of time to realize the gigantic scale of world action and creation. Realizing ourselves, we are no longer a primitive object of the action of higher forces. This understanding gives a calmer view of the world.