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Analogous to theatric props, the window and the bookshelf in this installation are placed to form a mental space within the space of the gallery. Projection on the window is latitude and longitude coordinates of the US cities animated to look like rain moving on the surface of the window. Meanwhile the multitude of the clocks ticking also generate a rain like sound in the background. Playing with the space-time relationships in a theatrical gesture, the installation looks at life in general, based on observation of technological instruments and data. Audience are invited to observe the information as natural phenomenon. Much like the ancient philosophy of Heraclitus; Panta Rei