{ THE CHAIRS }

I'd made a couple of friends at a design conference I'd gone to a little while back, when I posted my blog on facebook, one of them namely Shanika Perera, replied saying it was similar to a project she had done. I found her project really interesting, so am posting it. Here's how she describes the project:


we were given the script of the play 'the chairs' by Eugene Ionesco as a starting point. i started thinking about benches and how people do more than just 'sit' on them. its a seat for waiting, thinking, writing, sleeping, eating etc. also, in london i noticed a lot of benches are dedicated to people. thus, i made a plate with 'in memory of '-ing' on it, kinda saying that this bench was dedicated to the millions of people who sit on it daily, to eat, drink, talk etc.

the other route i took was more for the fun aspect of taking all my belongings out of my home and to the bench outside!

Points of note:


- The project was conducted in London, UK
- Dedicating benches is a concept that hasn't quite caught on in Delhi, or India for that matter. (Maybe something to consider when taking the project forward to my degree project)
- Shanika mentions the fact that people do a lot more different things on benches, something that distinguishes a lot from other public places to sit. e.g Chairs, Ledges.