Dimension, Depth, Space, Scale

Nendo. Think Black Lines, chair by Phillips de Pury & Company

The "Think Black Lines" exhibit plays with the idea of perspective and space. By distilling common designs down to simple line forms similar to those found in sketches they blend between 2D and 3D forms. When the chair is viewed from certain angles it appears almost as if it is merely an optical illusion. From other angles, however, the construction of the chair is more apparent and the structure becomes clear. While viewing the chair directly along the diagonals (top left image) the chair appears to be a flat, two dimensional similar to a drawing. By viewing the chair from the front right side (bottom center image) the different planes and depth cues of the chair become visible. As you move around the chair you are always viewing the object from a different perspective and you see a unique image that is distorted by the angle of view and the angles of the chair. You must view the chair from multiple angles to get a correct idea of the chairs correct shape in 3 dimensions. To quote the artist "The designs gently break the relationship of before and behind, and traverse at times the space between two and three dimensions. Multi-faceted and constantly morphing, they move alternately between the becoming and collapse of form."