Nuit Blanche is looking for old analog watches to become part of an installation at this year’s event.
The piece – the ‘Museum’ of stopped personal analog timepieces – will function as a working digital public clock, counting down the 12 hours of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2016. A large case will display 720 crowd-sourced watches, each stopped at a different minute. The final piece will be on display near the AGO’s piece during Nuit Blanche.
They need:
· Wind-up or battery-powered analog watches
· Must have the hour and minute hands
· Can be broken, not running, and have cracked or missing faces
They cannot use:
· Digital (LCD/LED) watches
· Pendant watches
· Belt clip watches
· Automatic/self-winding watches
· Watches with missing hands
If you have watches you’d like to donate, please bring them to the designated donation box in the Staff Lounge.
· Put your watch in one of the small bags in the donation box
· If you would like to be notified about the time that your watch will be set to in the installation, write your email address on the bag label (please print clearly)
· Artists will try to leave the watches set to the time they display when they receive them
NOTE: Watches will become part of the artwork so will not be returned. Thank you for helping us bring this project to life!