CUSTOM CLOCK: PRODUCTION | OBDF 211A | April.2.W2026
The Melted Time: The Gravity of Memory Design Statement: About this project, I decide to make a functional tabletop alarm clock held by a human hand, exploring the delicate balance between the persistence of memory and the inevitable flow of time. Inspired by Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory, the design features a clock face that appears to liquefy under the weight of passing hours, symbolizing that time is not a rigid structure, but a constant, unstoppable movement. The "melting" form represents how moments dissolve as soon as they occur. Although we try to "grasp" time (represented by the hand), its essence always slips through our fingers, eventually pooling into the "splash" of the past. The downward flow eventually settles into a splash area, where the rotating pearl ring emerges. This signifies that vanished time is frozen into memories; although time keeps moving, our memories of the past remain unchanged, orbiting quietly above the fl...
