REMAKING A PIECE OF FURNITURE - MUSICAL CHAIR.

Remaking and Revitalising old furniture has a certain beauty in a world that frequently favours the new. Re-purposing furniture, whether it's an heirloom from the family, something you found at a thrift store, or something you picked up off the curb, can be a creative and satisfying process.

From the creative theories exercises, there was an imaginative exercise we did that was given to us by Nigel, the text I imagined was what was used to remake my piece of furniture.

 

‘ I CAN IMAGINE A MUSIC PARTY GOING ON,

I CAN IMAGINE KIDS RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS ’

 

I went to the British Heart Foundation at the City Centre to search for a furniture, I opted for wood because it mirrors the historical aesthetic.

Fig 1: The Chosen Barstool

 

Fig 2: A Sitting Performance with me and the chair 

                                                   

                       Fig 2: A Sitting Performance with me and the chair at the Traffic lights. 

During the creative exercise with Sebastine we made some music by hitting different materials against each-other and we were able to be one with Wymering as well as using Wymering as a tool of music.

The Process:

I decided to combine both exercises and made a Musical Chair.  

Vid 1: Musical Performance.

 

Narrative verbs for Deconstruction process

- to scatter

- to discard

- to split

- to cut

- to remove

 

Narrative verbs for Construction process

- to pair

- to knot

- to support

- to suspend