Nina Saunders, Laurent, 2015
re-cycled and altered chair with newly designed upholstery
Nina Saunders fashions discarded, second-hand armchairs into absurd anthropomorphic forms. Rather than being a utilitarian objects, the chairs become responsive, sensual and alive: at once strangely disturbing and comic. Originally belonging to a series titled Greta's Party, Saunders describes the character of this particular chair: 'Laurent, formerly a pattern cutter for a Parisian couturier, is now an interior designer. He has a stubborn pride in his taste and his motto is: 'Laurent, Laurent begin once more'.