One Million Years

<p>Throughout his artistic practice, which ranged from paintings to postcards, On Kawara sought to materialize the passage of time. Resembling a pocket Bible in size and paper material, <em>One Million Years</em> is an artist’s book divided into two volumes: <em>Past</em>, which accounts for the years 998,031 BCE to 1969 CE, and <em>Future</em>, which encompasses 1993 CE to 1,001,992 CE. Each page lists 500 years, so the average human lifespan fits into a mere fraction of a single page. The visually overwhelming series of numbers pushes the human imagination to its limits, attempting to capture the expansiveness of time.</p>