THE CHAIRS IN THE ROOM


exhibited in:

Artweek Auckland 2022

Studio One 2022
published in:
Architecture NZ (Issue: Jan/Feb ‘23) Resene Habitat (Issue: Jan ‘22)

PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH   ︎︎︎
  • Calvin Feng, Oliver Ray-Chaudhuri, Jack Wu 
  • William Chen & Binh Minh Ha
A family of 25, bonded by their roots in a process of change and improvisation with limited means. These are ‘almost’ chairs; transfigured from their raw and processed timber beginnings, not quite civilised; not quite furniture. Once hosting conversations and inspiring imagination, the family reunited on the 13th of October 2022 to reminisce and share stories of separate journeys. They are the empty seats at the table, quiet beside the elephant; no more than arranged material artefacts, waiting again to be reborn.