795,918,367 breaths
text installed on top panel of the existing turret's louvers
"Robert Walser's math"
Plus or minus several hours or minutes Walser lived 689,856 hours. Derived from this number are his approximate number of breaths, heartbeats, and eye blinks.
Viewers may discover the piece by walking through the garden, and it is by walking all the way around the turret that they experience the entire piece.
Walser's "The Walk" was originally published in 1917.
Exhibition: "A Particular Kind of Solitude: An exhibition inspired by Robert Walser"
in Elizabeth Street Garden, NYC
May 10 - June 1, 2014
Curated by Serra Sabuncuoglu
Plus or minus several hours or minutes Walser lived 689,856 hours. Derived from this number are his approximate number of breaths, heartbeats, and eye blinks.
Viewers may discover the piece by walking through the garden, and it is by walking all the way around the turret that they experience the entire piece.
Walser's "The Walk" was originally published in 1917.
Exhibition: "A Particular Kind of Solitude: An exhibition inspired by Robert Walser"
in Elizabeth Street Garden, NYC
May 10 - June 1, 2014
Curated by Serra Sabuncuoglu
All images copyright Jill O'Bryan