Reflection
I have thoroughly enjoyed this project, developing and refining my ideas and perspective. Overall I am very happy with the overall outcome, and while there is definitely room for improvement, iād say the blood and sweat (and nearly tears at times) was worth it. The outcome is representative of something I feel incredibly passionate about, something that I hope to pursue and exemplify in my own career.
The hardest parts of this project included having to peel, piece together and individually glue all 225 letters to the chair (hence the almost-tears). While incredibly helpful, the worker at the hardware store where I sourced the glue laughed when I told him how many letters I had to glue, and told me I better be patient. Unfortunately some of the letters did shift slightly while the glue was curing, but I donāt believe this impacts the ability to read and understand the intent. Any quicker setting glue was unlikely to be strong enough to handle the forces placed upon the letters, so resolving this would probably require something to hold the letters in place while the glue cured.
My biggest concern with the outcome relates to the letters detaching from the chair, and making the intent unreadable. The other main concerns are that viewers will not sit down and experience the full intent of the chair, or that the chair will not be uncomfortable enough to really get my message across.
I did consider at times whether it was hypocritical to be making a chair in critique of others making chairs, and spending so much time on something relatively pointless. But then if this chair, and this time and effort I have put in, can prompt others to change, then, in the long term, I donāt think it is hypocritical. By provoking others to consider their own position and perspective, I have the ability to effect much greater change than purely my own.








