10Time Clock Piece (One Year Performance 1980–1981)

Time Clock Piece (One Year Performance 1980–1981)

For one year, Tehching Hsieh punched a worker’s time clock located in his studio, on the hour, every hour. Marking the occasion by taking a self-portrait on a single frame of 16mm film, the resulting reel documents a year in his life at approximately one second per day – a pace that is polar opposite of the enduring length of the original performance. The punch cards, witnessed by a third party for authenticity, and other ephemera, document Hsieh’s life restructured around this highly ...

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1981Documentary6 minPlay
0Tehching Hsieh: One Year Performance, Outdoor Piece 1981 – 1982

Tehching Hsieh: One Year Performance, Outdoor Piece 1981 – 1982

In his third one-year performance piece, from 26 September 1981 through 26 September 1982, Hsieh spent one year outside, not entering buildings or shelter of any sort, including cars, trains, airplanes, boats, or tents. He moved around New York City with a packbag and a sleeping bag.

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1982Documentary56 minPlay