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# Rotating Clock



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[video](https://media.cheyuwu.com/td/251220-rotating-clock/942244d7-1080.mp4)


Rotating Clock



Date



2025-12-20



Length



13 s



Tools



TouchDesigner · POP · GLSL · Python · Ableton Live



Nodes



1,092（CHOP 278 · TOP 266 · COMP 264 · DAT 191）



Saves



218



Built on



Cinematic_POSTFX_251204, Easing_Function_251203, VisualFrame_251214, base_audio_251201, basic_3d_render_251209, work_capturer_251213



Contents & work details



Date



2025-12-20



Length



13 s



Tools



TouchDesigner · POP · GLSL · Python · Ableton Live



Nodes



1,092（CHOP 278 · TOP 266 · COMP 264 · DAT 191）



Saves



218



Built on



Cinematic_POSTFX_251204, Easing_Function_251203, VisualFrame_251214, base_audio_251201, basic_3d_render_251209, work_capturer_251213



## Written at release



I spotted a vintage mechanical ”firework clock“ from the 2000s at my friend‘s @arzchen shop @cabinetm2022 . I was fascinated by its mechanism—using a barrier grid and a spinning colorful disk to create a mesmerizing, swirling vortex effect.



Inspired by this analog beauty, I recreated the mechanism in 3D using TouchDesigner. I used signals to drive the rotation and added a digital twist: over time, the clock deconstructs, revealing its internal structure.



created using @touchdesigner



#interactive #audiovisual #touchdesigner #newmediaart



## What it is built on



This one is built on 6 shared modules: Cinematic_POSTFX_251204, Easing_Function_251203, VisualFrame_251214, base_audio_251201, basic_3d_render_251209, work_capturer_251213. The six digits in a module name are the day it was made; the same module appearing across works is the lineage of this series.



## Context & sources


- [Instagram post ↗](https://www.instagram.com/p/DSeurF4E3S0/?img_index=1)



Exhibitions, research & collaborations

[Contact the artist ↗](https://cheyuwu.com/contact?work=Rotating+Clock&from=/td/251220-rotating-clock/)



## Continue through the work



![Weaving](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/td/260709-weaving-dac9acb0-thumb.webp)


2026



### Weaving

[https://cheyuwu.com/td/260709-weaving](https://cheyuwu.com/td/260709-weaving)



![Crab Invading](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/td/260118-crab-invading-7ade6301-thumb.webp)


2026



### Crab Invading

[https://cheyuwu.com/td/260118-crab-invading](https://cheyuwu.com/td/260118-crab-invading)



![Lonely Sunflower](https://cheyuwu.com/static/img/td/260109-lonely-sunflower-bdb8c5b6-thumb.webp)


2026



### Lonely Sunflower

[https://cheyuwu.com/td/260109-lonely-sunflower](https://cheyuwu.com/td/260109-lonely-sunflower)



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