timepiece by Oyoram
- For DSM Visitors and Residents
- The Fitch Building, facing the Pappajohn Sculpture Park
- Collaborators: Operation Downtown in partnership with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Prairie Meadows, Bravo Greater Des Moines, MidAmerican Energy Company, Downtown DSM, Inc., and private donors, as well as in-kind contributions from Substance Architecture, Christensen Development and artist Oyoram.
“TimePiece” is an innovative 3D LED installation that displays real time by world-renowned artist Yorame Mevorach (known professionally as Oyoram). The piece creates the illusion of depth and movement, transforming a flat surface into an immersive experience.
At the top of each hour, a digital mechanical arm springs to life in a captivating visual event, removing and replacing a clock face in a mesmerizing display. Blending art and technology, “TimePiece” becomes a vibrant, ever-changing centerpiece.
The artist and filmmaker behind this visionary project, Oyoram, is based in Des Moines’ Historic Sherman Hill neighborhood and maintains a working studio in Paris. With the addition of a gallery for immersive art installations under construction, he hopes to create a bridge between visual artists in the two cities. Known for replacing conventional media screens with sculptural, immersive visuals, his work has been commissioned by global brands including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Sony, Louis Vuitton and Dior. Since 2007, he has created monumental moving images known as “Moving Fresques” and “Moving Fresco.” Recent international projects include installations for Cheval Blanc Spa in Paris and Tiffany & Co.’s Landmark store in New York City. Locally, his work includes Mental Banquet: Painting with Lights (2018), 7even Stories High: Immersive Elevator (2022), and the visual design for the Des Moines Metro Opera’s Bluebeard’s Castle (2023).