Objeto do Tempo is an immersive installation that invites visitors to reflect on the passage of time. Conceived through an open and participatory process, the project compiled voices from across Brazil via online surveys and interviews, weaving together diverse perspectives on how time is felt and understood.
Subtle ambient sounds, distributed throughout the space, guide the visitor’s journey, acting as an auditory compass. Each sonic cue marks the transition between testimonials, shaping a rhythm that transforms personal narratives into a collective experience. Time here is not fixed — it is expansive, fragmented, and intimate.
Architecturally, the installation functions as a spatial and sensory device. Sound, image, material, and void converge as narrative elements. Through careful attention to physical structure, acoustic design, and visual language, Objeto do Tempo constructs a meditative field — a space where time stretches, folds, and reinvents itself in a multiplicity of voices.
Credits:
Artist: João Wilbert
Conceptual & Physical Design: Dean Brown
Architectural Design: Mutabile Arquitetura
Hardware & Software Engineering: Jim Bailey (RRD Labs)
Soundtrack: O Grivo
Visual Design: Bee Grandinetti
Project Management: Ezequiel Asnaghi
Content Direction & Production: Aline Xavier (88 Produções)
Content Editing: Juliana Kalil
Content Production Support: Kamala Ramers, Laura Coggiol, Lara Delgado, Luiz Fortini, Urik Paiva, Brenda Macedo, Carol Fonseca, Clara Delgado, Hudson Vasconcelos, Klauss Yuka, Luiza Garcia, Matheus Torres, Artur Souza
Photography/Videography: Rafael Carrieri
