The past coexists with the present that it has been; the past is preserved in itself, as past in general (non-chronological); at each moment time splits itself into present and past, present that passes and past which is preserved.

[Gilles Deleuze's summary on Henri Bergson's theses on time]

By engaging with time itself, Wurstbauer is attempting to throw light on to the ways in which this dimension is at the mercy of our own personal subjective responses.

Northbound And Back, a digital stills animation, 2004, Michael's first film of this kind, saw him with dolly and tripod pushing a camera forward little by little through the cycle and pedestrian tunnels under the river Clyde in Glasgow. A wooden stick measuring 25 cm was used to follow a certain rhythm which when translated into film, resulted in a moderate cycling speed. Filming for about a week the work was about exploring the space under the river coupled with interests in time as described above. Connecting Partick with Govan, the tunnel would have been used first mainly by workers when it opened in the 60's, with shipyards on either side still working.

Michael Wurstbauer is based in Glasgow, Scotland.