The installation by Justin Thyme is founded on interdisciplinary analyses of often disregarded borderline-scientific research, typical of some of Russian research institutes. The core of the work Just in Time introduces controversial ideas of Russian scientist Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, who was devoted, among other things, to the exploration of the nature of time. The installation is concerned with the phenomenon of Kozyrev’s mirrors, which, according to the hypotheses of Russian scientists, influence the functioning of the Earth’s magnetic pole with their concave shape, and consequently affect the perceptive apparatus of the viewer. The author suggests the set-up of a complex interactive spatial installation, based on a parallel line of scientific research, developed by Russian scientific institutions (e. g. the Siberian Center of Experimental Medicine, the International Scientific-Research Institute of Cosmic Anthropoecology in Novosibirsk etc.). Due to the structure, texture and particular shape of the material, various unusual phenomena can occur inside the mirror; phenomena that are both psychological and objective in their nature. Time becomes equal to other physical concepts, which can be manipulated, though it may still seem that time manipulates us.
The installation is to be used at your own risk; prolonged exposure can lead to unusual, even dangerous events or conditions!
