2024-05-06

1. I will document my own materials from emails, texts, daily life photographs, etc. + ask friends for their own materials.

2. Collection Description (In progress)
   *This collection gathers ephemeral artifacts—text messages, appointment reminders, traffic citations, to-do lists, transit delays, side gig schedules, alarm clock screenshots, and more—that document the precariousness of punctuality in contemporary life.

Punctuality has historically been linked to values of discipline, respect, and professionalism. But in an era shaped by unstable work condition, costs of transportation, etc, the ability to “be on time” is increasingly fragile. What once was sen as a marker of reliability now exposes deeper fractures: between survival and expectation, personal needs and professional demands. Each fragment points to how living under precarity forces constant negotiation of priorities, reshaping how we value time, relationships, labor, and commitment.

Rather than treating lateness as failure, these materials invite reflection on the broader systems that render punctuaality an increasingly precarious ideal. Whose time is protected? Whose time is expendable? What does it mean to show up for one another when the structures around us are so often working against us?

*In this collection, lateness is not merely a personal flaw— it is ephemera of improvisation and the quiet negotiations that affect our daily lives.