The work explores the question of practical function and usability through sculptural forms inspired by furniture.
It examines how these furniture-inspired sculptures can lose their original purpose and instead provide a new visual experience, while also challenging the relationship between functionality and form.
Tangram Chair
Dimensions Variable, Red Oak
2023
In our daily lives, a culture has developed around purchasing prefabricated furniture from large retailers and assembling the pieces oneself on-site.
Rarely is there consideration of experimenting with each component or deviating from the product sheet’s intended design.
Just before the pieces were assembled to perform their intended function, a new discovery was made through an accidental play.
Before completing the assembly, I experimented by arranging the pieces into different configurations.
Like a Tangram puzzle, which can create various forms with a limited number of pieces, the Tangram Chair can take on new shapes by combining the units before being fully assembled into practical furniture.