Gold and rhodium plate, stainless steel, electro-mechanical components 3.3 x 1.5 x 0.5 metres (10'10" x 4'11" x 1'8")

Time goes, you say?
Ah no!
Alas Time stays,
..we go
(Henry Austin Dobson)

Named The Midsummer Chronophage because it was first exhibited on 23 June 2010, the creature appears battle-hardened with leathery, spiked skin and weathered limbs.

It walks relentlessly above the clock face. The wings rock backwards and forwards, together with the haltares (evolved from wings and now used to help balance). The bulbous eye blinks randomly.

The Chronophage's mouth opens slowly, suddenly snapping shut every 60 seconds to bite off the minute just passed. With glowing tongue lolling, the creature appears to masticate while digesting time.

On the quarter hour the forked tail stings, quivers and slowly sinks. On the strike of each hour, the number of stings matches the unearthly chimes.