7in x 6in x 15in
beads, watch faces, stainless steel faucet spout, acrylic faucet handles, laser-engraved acrylic, string

Artist statement:
To All the Time I’ve Wasted is a tiny monument to my past, a representation of all of my “wasted time” or “time down the drain”. This idea is represented by a wall-mounted bathtub faucet, where clear iridescent beaded strands of dangling watch faces “pour” out of the spout instead of water. The strands move from smaller to larger beads, getting heavier as they fall, until they end in teardrop-shaped pearls. Alongside the spout are clear acrylic crystal faucet knobs where the “hot” and “cold” emblems have been replaced with mirror-finish circular pieces of acrylic with subtle laser-engraved clock faces. The five watch faces included in this piece are all antiquated analog watches from different time periods in the past. I chose to do a piece to represent my past and how significant it is to me in retrospect – I was diagnosed with C-PTSD in early 2015 which caused me to have to drop out of school to seek treatment. When this period of my life was over, I felt like it was too late to return, and that my time had already passed. Now that I am mentally stronger as an adult and have reenrolled in college and am finally living my dream, I feel no guilt or shame when remembering my past. I wanted this tiny monument to be physically beautiful to serve as a reflection that although some might consider that time to be “wasted,” I still find it extremely valuable. I hung this piece at eye level instead of the traditional height you would see a bathtub faucet to invite more direct confrontation with the piece.

View video documentation here.