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Video profile: Richard Birkett, maker of curious clocks

David Pescovitz at 12:42 pm Tue, May 22, 2012

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Richard Birkett, who I first posted about in 2010, creates bizarre clock assemblages. "Magnifying flaws is one of the main things that these clocks do."

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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  • noah django

    “this is what time it is, but…  which planet am I on?  why am i doing what I’m doing right now?”

    I ask myself every day.

    Birkett confirmed for awesome.