The Present in Public
Making the scale of the year visible wherever people gather, wait, work, heal, learn, and reflect.
The Interval - San Francisco, CA
WFMU - Jersey City, NJ
King Street Center - Burlington, VT
YMCA - Burlington, VT
Suggest a public placement.
This is an ongoing initiative to gift The Present to public spaces as cultural infrastructure; so the year becomes perceptible in daily life.
What a public placement is
A public placement is a single annual timepiece installed in a shared environment.
It is non-digital, non-instructional, and designed to run for decades.
We provide
The timepiece and mounting hardware, installation guidance, and optional documentation.
You provide
A suitable indoor wall location, a point of contact, and approval for the fixture.
Where placements belong
- libraries and reading rooms
- university gathering spaces
- hospital waiting areas and family spaces
- airports, transit hubs, and civic corridors
Contact
For institutional placement inquiries: hello@thepresent.is