Hamon by miyoshikensho from japan

ABOUT / Hamon is a clock made of a flat round chinaware and water. The hands of the clock rotate and gently ruffle the water every second. The behavior of the water surface is a continuous overlap of the ripples produced from past to present. The uniqueness of this clock is to show not only the present time but also the accumulation and attenuation of time which is indicated by the water surface changing every moment. Hamon is named after Japanese word 'hamon', which means ripples.

BACKGROUND / Ancient people invented clocks using natural phenomena such as movement of astronomical objects, fall of water or combustion of materials. Thus they interpreted time as whether it circles or it has the end. Then how about modern and mechanical clocks void of concrete natural phenomena? My research is to focus on the connections between design of clock and philosophy of time and to explore philosophy of time by designing the phenomenon itself that clock marks the present time.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS / Hamon is made of a flat and round chinaware with a hole on its center and a clock movement. The movement is controlled by an external micro controller because the electronic board inside the movement get flooded to be useless. The movement attached at the back of the chinaware is coated with sealant.