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At what point do we perceive a thing, such as a chair, becoming a representation of itself? Is it dependent on the material the chair is made of, whether it functions, the production method (unica or mass-produced), the way it is exhibited (on a pedestal or on the floor next to the pedestal)...? By blurring the conventions between what we perceive as ‘real’ (i.e. a chair to sit on) and as ‘represented’ (i.e. a sculpture of a chair), this project investigates the turning points where an idea becomes a thing (and vice-versa). [photos and more info coming soon]
 
De-signing Design, 2009 The Object Without a Story (with Andrea Bandoni), 2009 Cinderella’s Wedding Dress, 2007 The Ornamented Life, 2006 Home: Now and Then, 2004 Lingam Portrait (with Erik Kuiper), 2009