This drawing is from a series of works which use folding chairs to explore concepts around coping. With the idea of seeing how many sculptural compositions I can create from the same four folding chairs, I set out to repeatedly sculpt, photograph, and draw over and over and over.
Folding chairs are versatile in function and therefore in concept. Their purpose is determined by formation. Placed in a circle, they invite the group discussion you would find in a support group. Set up in columns and rows, they can be used for an audience, class, or lecture. Create an aisle down the middle and it’s ready for religious worship or a wedding. Along a wall for a waiting room, along a table for a meal. A single folding chair for isolation. Easily fold them up and they can be stored away and forgotten about. Each of these formations lends to a different act of coping.