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was late or early are documented by unpunched cards and blank photographs . ( Hsieh and Heathfield , 2009 , 107-158 ) When asked about the experience Hsieh explains that he had to concentrate so hard on the time that he could do little else . It was difficult to even hold conversations with people as it was easy to become distracted and lose tract of time . ( Hsieh 12 / 06 / 16 ). In his work Hsieh illustrates his concept of life as wasting time or what he also refers to as “ Life as Life Sentence ” by using the tools that have been devised precisely to control and avoid the wasting of time .
In this performance Hsieh makes himself very busy just by marking and documenting the passing of time . The repetitive and durational aspect of the performance make patent the patience that Blanchot talks about .
Hsieh explains that as an artist making his durational pieces felt good even though they where works that demanded incredible mental strength . For him it felt better to do that kind of work that not doing it . Hsieh hasn ’ t made any artwork since his last piece that ended in1999 . He explains the reason behind it is that he doesn ’ t have any ideas that he deems good enough and so he chooses not to create anymore . However he says “ this is not easy ”. ( Hsieh , 12 / 06 / 16 )