I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways. Christian Marclay bigcinephileclock Change image and share on social
If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often. Christian Marclay backwardsbreakfit share on social
'Record Without A Cover' was about allowing the medium to come through, making a record that was not a document of a performance but a record that could change with time, and would be different from one copy to the next. Christian Marclay allowchangecopy share on social
Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them. Christian Marclay childcutdraw Change image and share on social
People who care about records are always giving me a hard time. I mean, I would destroy records in performances, and break them, and whatever I could do to them to create a sound that was something else than just the sound that was in the groove. Christian Marclay breakcarecreate share on social
These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it. Christian Marclay audienceclipfilm Change image and share on social
With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again. Christian Marclay dicefailureimprovisation Change image and share on social
It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long. Christian Marclay editfrontgood Change image and share on social
Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on. Christian Marclay computerdirecthand Change image and share on social