My work deals with refuse or unwanted objects. Urban centres have been my primary sources of material. We all have intimate contact with furniture on a daily basis; we trust chairs to support our weight and we freely caress a tabletop or counter in the places where decisions are made. Furniture is designed to accommodate the human body and therefore mirrors our shapes and proportions. It is a crutch supporting our weight, making our days easier and more efficient. In this installation I have dismantled a room full of furniture and attached it to a system of low-tech mechanical devices such as pulleys, hinges and cables. All of these parts were originally manufactured to increase efficiency. The room is made in such a way as to be transformable: the viewer has the option to collapse or re-compose the room and to explore its in-between stages. Viewers are invited to participate physically by moving parts with their bodies causing the furniture to contort and collapse and fail in its initial design as an aid to the human body. In this sense, the installation personifies uselessness and frustration.

Exhibition Review Adrienne Spier Artform 45.6 Feb07 p302