This Book is a Time Machine explores four different timescales — that of the human, technology, geology, and the timescale of the book itself.

The fragmentation of time into smaller and smaller increments detaches us from larger timescales. This idea of fragmentation is interpreted graphically through the carving of whitespace.

The nine ribbon bookmarks represent nine different entry points to the narrative, become a control for content that is projected on a dimensional surface, and encourage the viewers to consider the timescale of the book itself.

Touching the ribbon bookmarks activates different content on the dimensional surface via conductive material and an Arduino.

The typography scales up or down on the form depending on the chapter and is intended to reframe human impact over a larger timescale.

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