Missing/Late

One of my favorite artists, Tehching Hsieh, punched a time clock every hour on the hour for an entire year. He took a picture of himself each time, so sheets of timecards and sheets of photos serve as the work’s documentation.

Equally compelling is the relentless discipline and the handful of moments when he misses his deadline. You can see the late time punches, or the missing photo. He marks and includes them.

Usually I send these essays out at 7:00am Eastern Time on Friday. I realized this morning that I had totally missed my deadline.

Late is better than never.

Deadlines come and go, but the work stays.