Die sekundäre besteht darin, mittels des Formprinzips der Serie, der mehrfachen Fotos vom Vorgang, den Ablauf in die Dauer unserer eigenen Zeit während des Betrachtens einzuschreiben. Natürlich gleichen die beiden Zeitanteile sich keineswegs… Der Zeitablauf, verdeutlicht durch den Ablauf unserer Betrachter-Zeit, verbürgt uns eine gewisse Authentizität des dargestellten Lebens.

Georges Schlocker 1975

The works of Jochen Gerz have always had a particular, deliberate relation to time, either in a theme of perception and description as a continuous process, which can only be undertaken in time (as in the four books of “Zeit der Beschreibung" (The time of description), created between 1973 and 1984) or in a rhythm of action and experience, as is constantly evident in his performances, and also in the uncertainties and irritations the participant of these works on memory is constantly confronted with. Time passes, happens, but it does not give certainty nor is there any certainty of it. To engage with this is strategy for the artist ... .

Ulrich Krempel 1988