Konstantin Chaykin x Ineichen 2025

The painting MARCH HAR.1 is part of a series of artworks dedicated to Chaykin’s unique transforming Wristmon “White Rabbit.”

Its multi-layered conceptual composition draws inspiration from two key sources. The first is the vivid character created by British writer Lewis Carroll – the March Hare, introduced to readers in the scene of the Mad Tea Party hosted by the Hatter in the fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

The second source is the invention of self-taught watchmaker John Harrison, who built the world’s first marine chronometer. Harrison managed to produce several such timepieces, and the painting is based specifically on the very first model (1735), distinguished by an oval dial and brass rods with rounded finials at the ends. Together, these elements strikingly resemble a hare’s face with ears – a resemblance keenly noted by the artist. Even the title of the work contains a parallel with the historic chronometric instrument. In this way, one of the finest examples of world children’s literature was brought together with a revolutionary chronometric device of the 18th century.