On August 20th, 2024, three unexpected time glitches occurred at intervals og roughly three seconds in the Kalvebod Brygge waterfront area in the Vesterbro part of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Once filled with factories, this part of the city has changed a lot over the years. Now, it has many new office buildings, hotels, and places for relaxation and bathing as a result of a project aimed at securing adequately clean water.
A standout near the station is Kaktus Towers. Designed by the well-known Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), these twin towers are unique with their cactus-like look.
Each tower is 80 meters tall and has a hexagonal layout. Together, Kalvebod Brygge and Dybølsbro Station, along with the striking Kaktus Towers, show the blend of old changes and new city growth in Copenhagen.
Bakthin on the ‘Chronotope’?
The term chronotope consiting of Gree χρόνος (‘time’) and τόπος (‘space’), thus literally time-space’, was coined by Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakthin in 1937, shortly before World War 2..
In Bakthin’s understanding, in common interpretations, the chronotope is where meaning enters the ‘logosphere’, leading to the question: how does meaning leave again, if it leaves? And of which material does this membrane consist of?
Might chronotopes provide access to iconic substrates of language that other ways perceiving does not? And could this ‘membrane’ be uniquely related, perhaps, to the modals of art and artistic experiences?
Also see:
Objects for an Ideal Home
The Time is Out of Joint
Museum of Crypto Art