all too ephemeral

cyclo-oxygenase:

“A work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres known as “Perfect Lovers” The work shows two wall clocks set to the same exact time. The clocks are representing the changing relationships we have in life. We may start in perfect precision with someone or something, but none of us are perfect, we start to minutely drift away from our starting point in time just like two clocks that slowly grow seconds apart. After a long period, we could be minutes or hours away from our point of origin, and we either decide to renew our old relationship by mending our ways (i.e. setting our clock back to where we started) or seeking out new people who match the state, “the time,” that we are currently at.”

Genius. So much relies on timing, it’s ridiculous.