A.F. KING
Clock Counting·Section II

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Dear Kaleidoscopes and Water Wheels

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Dear Kaleidoscopes and Water WheelsEnglish narration

THREE WAYS OF SEEING

The same circle, seen differently.

Cog, water wheel, kaleidoscope: the form holds while its function—and the way we perceive it—changes.

A weathered metal cog seen straight on in a dark stone chamber above the water
One part made to adopt the rhythm of a larger machine.

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