‘Curi’ from Coricraft Series 2014. Cape Reed on Wire Armature

The form of the sculpture is based on a couch bought from the furniture company Coricraft. The couch represents notions of “normality” and comfort and the feeling of safety and security. The piece itself is multi-functional and can be displayed in different positions with differing purposes that the user may determine for themselves. One position functions as seating, the other as a bar and the last as a minimal sculpture. The sculpture is shown in this image as a couch.

The couch aims to subverts the notion of comfort with its hard edges and angular lines, the bar perpetuates comfort by symbolising the leisurely activity of drinking and the minimal sculpture can be seen as the ultimate comfort, the luxury item.  Physical signifiers of safety and comfort can be bought as no amount of money can ensure absolute security – only the appearance of it, consequently the middleclass lifestyle is entrenched in the politics of consumption.