Vecta Temporary Showrooms 1 and 2

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Voyeuristic, fragmentary glimpses of six chairs displayed within layered space

Posted: Feb 24th, 2009 / Last Edited: Jun 1st, 2010 Print

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Six luminescent containers conceived to be objects in and of themselves allow for voyeuristic, fragmentary glimpses of six chairs displayed within them. These radiant objects organize the interior space they share to establish a sense of place – both permanent and ephemeral.

The project was conceived as a traveling installation for two large trade fairs as a temporary showcase for furniture and marketed through two permanent locations in New York and Los Angeles. The project brief called for a space that would display 50 chairs, in the context of a convention center with perhaps thousands of other objects. We elected to create a display that would feature only 6 of the 50 chairs, eliciting interest through mystification by hiding the chairs within an object. Fragments of chairs are revealed within the context of the containment of the layered or hidden space and the containment of light. (A lone beautiful woman obscured by her veil engages our attention even as she is surrounded by so many Emperors in their new clothes.)
Six luminescent containers conceived to be objects in and of themselves allow for voyeuristic, fragmentary glimpses of six chairs displayed within them. These radiant objects organize the interior space they share to establish a sense of place – both permanent and ephemeral.

The project was conceived as a traveling installation for two large trade fairs as a temporary showcase for furniture and marketed through two permanent locations in New York and Los Angeles. The project brief called for a space that would display 50 chairs, in the context of a convention center with perhaps thousands of other objects. We elected to create a display that would feature only 6 of the 50 chairs, eliciting interest through mystification by hiding the chairs within an object. Fragments of chairs are revealed within the context of the containment of the layered or hidden space and the containment of light. (A lone beautiful woman obscured by her veil engages our attention even as she is surrounded by so many Emperors in their new clothes.)

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