The chair is a body that generously provides comfort. It’s the only furniture whose form is based entirely on our human dimensions and curves. They are also democratic and mundane objects whose form is relatable. In The Republic, Plato uses the chair to explain the true essence of justice and good.
The gallery sitters are made from drought killed trees, rescued from Folsom Lake. Over 135 million trees died during the last drought. Trees that brilliantly gave us breath while inhaling our toxic waste. The limbs, once slated for dust, now continue their comforting nature by gifting domestic comfort to gallery visitors. The salon exhibition was curated for the "gallery chairs". It's shows a sampling of work by the SAIC LRMFA class of 2018 whose installations were also exhibited throughout Sullivan Gallery.
These chair forms are functional yet impractical. While they are relatable as proxies for humans, their inherent histories gives them their own identity. And together, their connectedness with their sitter, creates a unique form for viewers.