Hibiscus moscheutos, 10 AM

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, 9 AM

Nolana paradoxa, 8 AM

Cicerbita alpina, 7 AM

Nepeta racemosa, 6 AM

Crepis tectorum, 5 AM

Cichorium intybus, 4 AM

Ipomea indica, 3 AM

Tragopogon pratensis, 2 AM

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, 1 AM

Flower Alarm is a collaborative work by Paola Paleari and Kristina Bengtsson, realised in occasion of the exhibition A certain bloom at Fonderia 20.9 in Verona (Italy), June 21-July 13 2019. 

Flower Alarm is a digital alarm clock based on the "horologium florae" invented in 1751 by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus: a garden clock where specific flower species are arranged accordingly to the time of the day when their petals open or close. In the gallery space, the alarm clock is installed on a smartphone, and the 24 ringtones that mark the 24 hours of the day are the botanical names of Linneus' flowers, interpreted by a female opera singer.

On this page you can listen to the recordings of the 24 flowers.

Flower Alarm is produced by Emailing While Intoxicated.

www.paolapaleari.net
www.kristinabengtsson.com
www.fonderia209.com

Flower Alarm

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