The 12th Doctor Timeline
The Doctor Who universe is an endless adventure and exploration for its fans. The complexity and richness of this universe have inspired various disciplines of art. I also wanted to contribute to this inspiring universe and created my work, "The 12th Doctor's Timeline."
I created my work using the ink technique applied on paper, and it is folded accordion-style, reaching an impressive length when opened. By drawing with black ink on white paper, I tried to reflect the complexity of the Doctor's timeline and his inner world. Then, I digitized this work and turned it into a moving animation.
This work is also an expression of my admiration for an unforgettable episode in which Peter Capaldi played the Doctor character. A reference to the Grimm Brothers' "The Shepherd Boy" tale inspired me. This well-known tale has inspired many cultures and popular culture products. The story depicts a character's journey to accomplish an impossible and challenging task to answer a simple question.
In brief, the tale is about a shepherd's son who has to explain the concept of infinity to an emperor. The emperor asks the shepherd's son, "How many seconds are there in infinity?" To answer this question, the shepherd's son says that the first second of time passes when a bird consumes the entire diamond mountain in a place made of pure diamond. This bird that appears once in every century and the diamond mountain made of pure diamond is a symbol of the importance of the concept of time. To accomplish this task, the shepherd's son has to use his own courage and intelligence to overcome difficult obstacles.
In Doctor Who's "Heaven Sent" episode, the Doctor character also has to control the flow of time alone in a labyrinth. Like in "The Shepherd Boy" tale, the character's intelligence and courage play an important role, and he successfully completes this challenging task.
This work is not just a drawing but also a manifesto of art. The work titled "The 12th Doctor's Timeline" shows the power of art by emphasizing the complexity of an individual's inner world, the courage and intelligence required to overcome challenging obstacles. Additionally, as in "The Shepherd Boy" tale, we see the Doctor character in the "Heaven Sent" episode having to control the flow of time. The references between these two stories make the work more meaningful and creative.
I hope that this work will inspire not only Doctor Who fans but also art lovers. I believe that art not only tells the complexity of stories and characters but also helps to push creativity by bringing different disciplines together. In conclusion, "The 12th Doctor's Timeline" work is not only a creation of a Doctor Who fan's creativity, but also reflects the power of art and the power of stories.
Nobody likes tangerines!
Davros knows... Davros remembers...
So there's this man, he has a time machine. Up and down history he goes, zip, zip, zip, zip, zip, getting into scrapes. Another thing he has is a a passion for the works of Ludwig van Beethoven. And one day he thinks, 'What's the point of having a time machine if you don't get to meet your heroes?' So off he goes to 18th century Germany, but he can't find Beethoven anywhere. No one's heard of him. Not even his family have any idea who the time traveller is talking about. Beethoven literally... doesn't exist. This didn't happen by the way. I've met Beethoven. Nice chap, very intense..Loved an arm wrestle. No, this is called the 'bootstrap paradox'. Google it. The time traveller panics. He can't bear the thought of a world without the music of Beethoven. Luckily he brought all of his Beethoven sheet music for Ludwig to sign. So he copies out all the concertos and the symphonies, and he gets them published. He becomes Beethoven. And history continues with barely a feather ruffled. But my question is this - who put those notes and phrases together? Who really composed Beethoven's 5th?
As you come into this world, something else is also born. You begin your life, and it begins a journey towards you. It moves slowly, but it never stops. Wherever you go, whatever path you take, it will follow. Never faster, never slower. Always coming. You will run, it will walk. You will rest, it will not. One day, you will linger in the same place too long. You will sit too still or sleep too deep. And when, too late, you rise to go, you will notice a second shadow next to yours. Your life will then be over.
What I really want to know is, who’s been playing about with the stars? They’re all in the wrong places. For this time zone anyway. And no, I didn’t time travel to get here. I can feel time travel. If I didn’t know better, I’d say I’ve travelled 7,000 years into the future. But I do know better.
So who moved the stars?
I think this whole place is inside a closed energy loop, constantly recycling.
Or maybe I'm in Hell. That's okay, I'm not scared of Hell - it's just Heaven for bad people.
I'm going to get out of here and find whoever put me here in the first place. And whatever they're trying to do, I'm going to stop it! We might take a little while, so do you want me to tell you a story? The Brothers Grimm - lovely fellows, they're on my darts team. According to them, there was this emperor, and he asks this shepherd's boy, "How many seconds in eternity?" And the shepherd's boy says, "There's this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it, and an hour to go around it! Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiselled away, the first second of eternity will have passed!" You must think that's a hell of a long time...
[4.5 billion years pass]
