Self Por­trait as Time, 2016

Digit­al HD Video

12 hours looped

Com­mis­sioned by Work­place Gal­lery London

Vis­it­ors to the gal­lery were invited to ask Mar­cus ques­tions that pre­oc­cupy them and struggle to answer them­selves. This video is his answer to one of these ques­tions, ​“What makes one want to work?” Mar­cus fol­lows the second hand on his wrist watch with his fin­ger. The full length film is a 12 hour loop which when played con­tinu­ously works as an accur­ate clock. He filmed him­self for 12 hours to cre­ate this video, often going into a trance like state because of the pre­cise repet­it­ive action and con­cen­tra­tion needed. He said ​“At times the dis­tinc­tion between me and the watch dis­ap­peared and I fully believed I was mov­ing the second hand and had the meas­ure of time”