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All in Time
Do humans push their development forward, or is the societal norms they are immersed in? 24/7: A Wake-Up Call for Our Non-Stop World, is an exhibition which pushes one to think about the conditions of our modern world. As the boundaries between work and leisure blur, and the hours we spend online extends, life becomes increasingly permeated by a sense of hectic rush and nervousness.
In today’s landscape of fast-paced connectivity and attention-grabbing notification stimuli, it can sometimes feel like the world is turning too fast. Two centuries of technological development, through the industrial revolution and WW2, the connection between human perception and machines has become sharper, stronger and faster. This article will examine the changing nature of time as a product of these engagements.
Time, as we know it, can broadly be sub-divided into three states; physical time, biological time and psychological time. Historically humans have created different forms of systems to manage and divide time. This essay explores how the smartphone era has impacted these systems, and the human relationship with time.
