The dog and the rabbit are telling us not to chase unattainable material goals. Kit Williams Read Quote
In practical terms the South Pointing Chariot was a simple direction finder. It could have been made to point in any direction – north, south, east or west. Kit Williams Read Quote
I started by looking at what others had done before me. You see, over the years there have been attempts by many different people to reconstruct the chariot. Kit Williams Read Quote
Having designed and built several clocks during my career it suddenly occurred to me that when you look at the face of a clock both hands have the same center. Kit Williams Read Quote
I made every single piece myself, each individual component, so it was quite time consuming. Kit Williams Read Quote
I think most artists find it difficult to part with their work but it’s the parting that keeps us alive and keeps us working. In the case of the chariot, although it’s been sold I actually still have it, just in another form. Kit Williams Read Quote
I took lots of photographs and had planned to write a treatise on how it worked, but I quickly got bored with that idea and wrote a scientific fairy tale instead. Kit Williams Read Quote
The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery. Kit Williams Read Quote
The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. Kit Williams Read Quote
