Chair in Middle English comes from the Greek word Kathedra, referring to seat.
A chair or a seat is a form of our reality , in Platonic epistemology, forms are remembered not learned. Plato purported that in a world of intelligible forms that they are known to the soul already before we learn or perceive these intelligible forms. That perception is not knowledge but a remembering of already held knowledge from our previous reincarnated souls.
With this in mind I propose to create a chair that follows the knowledge of my previous souls. One that has no plan and will be a “remembered” construction. Built of recycled wood, nails and screws I will create a chair of my mind's recollection.
I will then paint the chair with Acrylic using reference photos that I have taken in my photography practice. These photos are digital captures of perceived knowledge and will be then reimagined using my mind's recollection.
This work is accompanied by Kathedra (paintings).
260L x 280W x 840mm H
Wood, acrylic, adhesive, nails
$125