Work on the Teatime and Tide project continues... This time an abandoned armchair spotted during the day and revisited in the evening. I am currently investigating lighting for these portraits, to add another surreal element to them. Still collecting props to dress the items up with, so far I have a teacup and saucer, large canvass, hand-knitted throw, cushions, magazines, floor lamp, food packaging and other personal effects. Ideas and contributions welcome!
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| 'Armchair Portrait I' - (Tipping-Point series) - Nicholas Godsell |
Exciting that this abandoned armchair, with an unknown history which it is keeping to itself, can have a new, meaningful life with a random selection of contributed props from many sources. Would you perhaps import it into the exhibition space during HOUSE Paradox and allow visitor interaction, perhaps secretly filmed?
ReplyDeleteFurniture has a personality and presence, recording use by visibly being altered/damaged up to disposal point. Paradoxically, it has a different sort of presence standing in a retail outlet, cunningly designed as a new, untouched aspirational object, soon to temporarily share our living space to be used and abused, as that is the fate of household objects.
Each furniture piece we have can be thought of as humanoid, or relates to an animal form, either metaphorically or actually (skins, furs - actual or fake).
Commemorative furnaiture?
Spooky lighting and definitely a surreal feel to this.
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