Dedicated Artist Films Himself Repainting This Clock Every Minute For 12 HoursStraight

hang over one of the lounges at Amsterdam ’s Schipol aerodrome is an unusual clock that instead of be active mitt , features the work of creative person Maarten Haas . For 12 consecutive hours the artist film himselfpainting and repaint the clock ’s hr and minute hands , in real - time , moment by hour , so that it accurately expose the time .

The clock is as much a execution piece as it is a work of art , and travelers passing through Schipol ca n’t be sure if it ’s a TV or someone actually re - painting the time all Clarence Shepard Day Jr. because it ’s built to be life sentence - size and even has a ladder leading up to it from the ground .

The piece is also a insidious tribute to not only the maintenance workers who keep the airdrome go all day long , but also Dutch artistPiet Mondriaanand architectGerrit Rietveldas Maarten wear down blue overalls and utilize a chicken tag end with a red bucketful , evocative of their own esthetic creations .