Maarten Baas Jan Jutte Clock

Jan Jutte Clock is part of Maarten Baas’ Real Time series, which consists of filmed performances exploring the theme of time, which are screened on sculptures designed to resemble clocks. This work is a collaboration between Baas and Jan Jutte, an award-winning children’s book illustrator and Baas’ former high school art teacher. It features Jutte sketching the hands of a clock using charcoal in real time every hour, creating a stunning gradient that reflects the minutes passing. In the remaining space, Jutte fills the canvas with vibrant drawings that explore the theme of time in his signature illustrative style, featuring growing plants, skulls, birds, fertility symbols and more. As the hour unfolds, the artwork expands and evolves with bold colours, only to start anew with each passing hour, embodying the perpetual cycle of time and creativity. Each hour, he takes a new sheet and starts anew.