Era Sine (era sin-e) is a speculative design exercise that projects a new tangibility onto the reality we already live. Time is our own, we can do what we wish with it, it is a tradeable and valuable thing. We always have it on our person, and it reflects the kind of person we are. In our attempts to de-personalise it because we know this can be unhealthy, there are places that we can go to meet up with others and share our time to experience it as a collective. This is our attempt to be without time. Era Sine.

 
This project, a work in progress, of my self-initiated project from Glasgow School 
of Art, is inspired by the present-day struggle to manage time, that can seem rather like a nightmare. The above persona illustrates the scenario; students, and mostly everyone, walk a tightrope toward productivity. This need to balance our responsibilities in such a way that we spend our time wisely is brought on by the commodification of time in our society. A way of challenging this notion is to highlight that we cannot ‘spend’ time and it does not get away from us, because 
it was never ours. This understanding could clear a path toward alleviating mental stress brought on by our need to feel productive. I plan to continue to work on this passion project and bring it to a more refined, implementable stage.