OPERA IN CONCORSO Sezione Scultura/Installazione
Chair No. 33
translation of a wingback chair, wingback chair
120 x 60x 80 cm
Sonia Barrett
nato/a a Dover, England
residenza di lavoro/studio: Fürth (GERMANY)
iscritto/a dal 15 apr 2015
Altre opere
Table No. 8
translation of a table, gold leaf tray, ceramic wheels, styrofoam, wood
30.0 x 60.0 x 160.0 cm
Table No. 2
translation of a table, metal table top, styrofoam, wooden tablelegs, rope
89.0 x 59.0 x 50.0 cm
Descrizione Opera / Biografia
Artwork Description:
I saw the body in the chair. It was just a process of making explicit the meta narrative of the chair. When I was in the South East of England my friends dad was involved in a sailing regatta. The sailing club has a no women entrance policy. I was a teenager and ignorant of this and entered the room, I remember seeing these wingback chairs. It was a big problem that I was in this room. I was whisked out and shouted at. Later It was explained to me that even when the queen visited she had to come into the ladies room, though a side entrance. I am sure I was not the only woman in there as I imagine a woman will have cleaned those rooms. The chairs are in gentlemen clubs, a good cigar or conic or whisky might be enjoyed in them or a ”fireside chat”. They are in places where ”old boys” network. I feel it It is a very British thing. Interestingly in Germany they are called ”ear chairs” referring to the protection they afford your head and hearing. This piece is for me a radical departure from other pieces I have made to date.
Biography:
http://www.sebarrett.com/Artist-Bio.html