{"id":1198,"date":"2026-04-30T07:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/?page_id=1198"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:29:07","slug":"artist-proposal-6-ralphonso-cor-tempus-the-heart-of-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/index.php\/the-exhibition\/artist-proposal-6-ralphonso-cor-tempus-the-heart-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Proposal 6 &#8211; Ralphonso &#8211; Cor Tempus &#8211; The Heart of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-539457af alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p>Our objective is to create an iconic and unique public art experience, that will attract new visitors regionally and from all over the USA to Charleston \u2013 to experience COR TEMPUS in action and enjoy the new HEART PARK.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1d041a86 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_mv.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-35b4b340 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6a65f1aa\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-50e94c43\">\n<p>COR TEMPUS \u2013 (The Heart of Time) will be a Kinetic Time and Sound Sculpture set in a heart shaped path in Charleston\u2019s new \u2018Heart Park\u2019. Visitors will also be able to create their own song at the sculpture with the Cor Tempus App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COR TEMPUS will be a 23ft (7m) tall heart-shaped sculpture landmark that functions both as a kinetic timekeeper &amp; clock. The polished surfaces of the two inner \u2018hearts\u2019 rotate on their vertical axis, the smallest one for the seconds and the middle one for the minutes \u2013 thus displaying the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-df96d50c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-mq7v9\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-mq7v9 \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-mq7v9 no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-mq7v9\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper-inner eb-img-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-71c9d682 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2360697c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-zbwpb\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-zbwpb \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-zbwpb no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-zbwpb\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper-inner eb-img-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7b6731b4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-71r0w\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-71r0w \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-71r0w no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-71r0w\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper-inner eb-img-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4a20abfc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p>On each full hour, the sculpture automatically aligns to 3 consecutively smaller hearts. It stops for one full minute in this position, providing a great opportunity for selfies and group photos \u2013 before the two interior hearts slowly return to their correct time and continue their timely revolutions. Also, each full hour, the sculpture sounds a beautiful chime, indicating the hour at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculpture symbolizes the shared rhythm of Charleston life \u2013 a collective heartbeat that marks not just minutes and hours, but the moments that couples, locals and visitors, as well as the entire community experience shared time and being together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-03ae6eec alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7d476933\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-o1y6v\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-o1y6v \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-o1y6v no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-o1y6v\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper-inner eb-img-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-74d412a3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-gjr1l\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-gjr1l \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-gjr1l no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-gjr1l\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-image-wrapper-inner eb-img-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlandmark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Proposal-CorTempus_5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-550e6899 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p>The new HEART PARK &amp; PATH will be a central meeting place, designed to activate downtown where locals and visitors can enjoy the landmark and even create their own new song. The path is approximately 90 meters in length (or 125 steps), so 10 laps make about 1,250 steps or roughly 1 kilometer. Lighting for the sculpture and trees at night will make the park more noticeable, inviting, and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Charleston COR TEMPUS (CT) WEBSITE (the APP) will allow visitors to compose their own song and receive a personalized keepsake track through the CT APP. When a visitor scans the QR code near the sculpture and enters their information, the app creates a custom song based on their personal details, such as their name and favorite genre, making each musical experience unique. Each song also features Charleston\u2019s name and the date of the visit and visitors can revisit their unique musical\/visual experience in Charleston many times, as well as share it with others via social media, along with their own photos and videos of their Charleston visit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our objective is to create an iconic and unique public art experience, that will attract new visitors regionally and from all over the USA to Charleston \u2013 to experience COR TEMPUS in action and enjoy the new HEART PARK. 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