The Scale of Time.
A collection of short stories.
Document Type: Risograph Handout & Poster
Document Language: EN, NL
Author: Tomek Dersu Aaron Whitfield, Roddia Rumahloine,
Yael Watchman, Joanne van Beek, Karlijn Kuin, Jonne Kramer
Poster Illustration: Tomek Dersu Aaron Whitfield
Printing: Riso Pop, Amsterdam
With special thanks to the following people, in order of appearance.
Ella Fitzgerald†, Joni Mitchell, Michiel Hennus†, 村上 春樹, Henk Watchman, Marja Wintershoven, Kate Bush, Lynn Whitfield, Luke Whitfield, Dianne van Beek, Tom van Beek, Sean Carroll, Marco Duivestein, Jimmy Nelson, Kim Asselbergs, رحمت يان†, Demetri Martin, جم ولى ,ابراهيم ,حاجى محمود ,على چو ,سکندر, Samuel de Goede, Kevin Watchman†, اشرف ,محمد ,محمد خان ,جلام نبى, Paras Ali, Amna Sattar, Nida Amir, Joey de Leeuw, جاويد, Tobias Smeets, Roddia Rumahloine, Menno Drontmann, على چو ,احمد ,مرزا حسین ,رسول, Iman Whitfield, Marijn den Hollander, Yael Watchman, Tomek Whitfield, Jonathan de Bouter, Wiebe Rouwhorst, فومان على, Xu Ben Zhang, Mélanie Becks, Joanne van Beek, Amy Pekal, Karlijn Kuin, Marianne Heinis, احمد چو ,حفیظ اللہ, Boudewien Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht, شير على ,رضا اللہ ,ابراهيم ,مرزا ,محمد خان, Felix Hoekstra, Mac Miller†, شير على, Boris Peters, ايوب, Jip Mus, Linus Louwes, Naroush Nelson, Sem Mus, Maas Bronkhuyzen, ساجد على ,مهمد رياض ,بشارت ,ظهير شاهي, Casper Barker, Ilja Julien, جاويد , عقيل ,کراچی ,محمد جان ,ظهير ,طاهر ,ذوالقرنین ,اقبال ,محفظ احمد ,شيرالله ,آسف على ,اناف, Java Westra, Lola Whitfield de Lint and all moms that miss their mother.
The Scale of Time is a curated collection of five literary experiments, each exploring the emotional and philosophical textures of time: its softness, its weight, its persistence. Moving through illness, joy, and myth, these stories span fleeting seconds to geological eons, each offering a glimpse into time’s many dimensions, contained within a single page.
The first edition of “The Scale of Time. A collection of short stories.” is a spiritual successor to “Think, Reflect, Act. A manifesto about purpose.” and published as a limited edition booklet that can unfold into a poster contained in a translucent envelope so it is easy to share with people. The printing technique used is Riso printing. A technology from Japan developed in the 80s by the Riso Kagaku Corporation.
When unfolded, the booklet transforms into a map that gives context to the introduction of the bundle. In it Tomek describes an experience of time triggered by trekking through high mountains. On the map you can follow the path Tomek took to get to that moment and the mountains he was looking at.