Illusory clock
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Museu Virtual de l’Art Públic. Ajuntament de Barcelona
In the lobby of the Poliorama Theater you can find this visual poem by Joan Brossa.
The clock sphere, which must be necessarily inverted in order to be seen correctly, is not visible to the viewer, since it is facing the mirror and illuminated by a powerful light focus located below. The hours are marked with children's game balls.
When in 1984 the architects Martorell, Bohigas and Mackay were designing the remodeling of the Poliorama theater, they commissioned Brossa a poem for the lobby. The result was an optical play with a clock.
