An artist's edition by Miljohn Ruperto comprising three flipbooks and an accordion-fold booklet, that examines different forms of time.
The booklet presents an essay that examines three forms of time as philosophized by the Ancient Greeks—aion, chronos, and kairos—to map the boundaries of, and discern the influences of, Western spatio-temporality. The essay serves as a guiding narrative to help readers identify the source or the essence of Western subjectivity.
Each of Ruperto's flipbooks depict a disembodied head in movement. "The Baroque Is a Geometric Imposition Upon Wild Nature" features the head of Medusa; "History Awaits Immanence," the head of John the Baptist; and "Western Temporalities Incline Towards a Tripartite Structure," a triface image of Christ. Each of these figures is drawn from classical art historical references.
Miljohn Ruperto (born 1971 in Manila, Philippines, lives and works in Los Angeles) is a cross-disciplinary artist working across photography, cinema, performance, and digital animation. His work refers to historical and anecdotal occurrences, and speculates on the nature of assumed facts and the construction of truth. Ruperto is interested in developing approaches to interrogating and expanding our conception of nature and history: e.g. historiography, the history of nature, and the nature of nature.
