“Timegrovel” is an artwork created by Jacek Yerka in 2004 in Poland, rooted in the Surrealism art movement and categorized under the still life genre. The artwork showcases a meticulously detailed depiction of an antique clock, embraced by what appears to be a frog-like creature. The clock’s face is elaborately adorned with complex, interwoven gears and numbering, representing a fusion of precise mechanical engineering and imaginative surreal elements.
In the intricate design, the creature holds the clock with both its webbed hands, its head crowned by two rounded, bulbous forms that mimic eyes, adding a lifelike ambiguity to the inanimate object. The combination of the naturalistic texture of the creature’s skin and the mechanical intricacies of the clock creates an intriguing juxtaposition, inviting viewers to explore themes of time and nature’s interplay. The minute detailing, characteristic of Yerka’s work, draws the observer’s attention, inducing a sense of curiosity and deeper contemplation about the relationship between timekeeping and the organic world.
