THE DURATIONAL ARCHIVES

A 50-Year Investigation into Time, Consumption, and Human Existence (1975–2026)

Through strict, decades-long rituals of documentation, this trio of conceptual projects maps the weight of a single human life passing through time. By recording the daily necessities of consumption, the accumulation of material waste, and the shifting constellations of a family, the mundane acts of daily life are transformed into an unprecedented historical archive of existence.Time and Existence, 50-year conceptual food biography and time-accumulation archive.

WHAT I ATE IN 50+ YEARS:

A LIVING FOOD BIOGRAPH

Format:

14,000 A6 sheets and a 14-hour slide show

WHAT I ATE IN 50+ YEARS:

A LIVING FOOD STATISTIC

Format: Dual-channel video installation, animated data visualization

THE ACCUMULATION BALL:

A MONUMENT TO CONSUMPTION

Format: 19 kg Physical Sculpture and Time-Lapse Photography Archive ( 2011-2025 )

THE RHYTHMS OF BELONGING:

A 45-YEAR PHOTOGRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY

Format: Monthly Photographic Portraiture Archive (1980-2025)

ACQUISITION & EXHIBITION INQUIRIES

The Durational Archives are fully digitized and cataloged. The original physical assets (including the 15,000 hand-written data sheets and the 10+ kg Accumulation Sculpture), master digital files, and exhibition rights are available for institutional acquisition, retrospective exhibition, and museum installation. Limited edition fine art prints are also available for private collectors.

For dossier requests and curatorial inquiries, please contact: yuri.a@bluewin.ch