Take a seat, meet a stranger, change your perspective. We often shy away from engaging with strangers in public spaces, Chairwave is here to change...

Chairwave

Location:

2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Watermans Cove
Chairwave
Chairwave

Artist Details

VOUW studio headshot

VOUW Studio

Mingus Vogel and Justus Bruns founded VOUW, their Amsterdam-based design studio, in 2018. VOUW is a pioneer in ‘slow-tech’ design, which is the idea that technology is not solely a means of efficiency and productivity. Their designs are guided by the principle that technology can help us slow down and reconnect with ourselves and our surroundings. They have won multiple awards for their work.

Access and Inclusion

  • Interactive - This event is interactive.

Event Details

Take a seat, meet a stranger, change your perspective. 

We often shy away from engaging with strangers in public spaces, Chairwave is here to change this.

This innovative, kinetic, and illuminated seating system invites spontaneous interactions and authentic connections between individuals.

As you approach, Chairwave responds playfully, making a seat available for you and several 'strangers'. Once you accept, the adjacent seat opens, enticing the next person to join you.

What follows is up to you, but the light-hearted mood of this work will be sure to break through any barriers and allow you to have a real conversation, even if brief. A reminder that a simple act, like taking a seat and asking a question, can have profound consequences, connecting us and affirming our shared humanity.

Country represented by installation: The Netherlands

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Access and Inclusion

  • Interactive - This event is interactive.