MOURNING CHAIRS

Together, these chairs facilitate a grieving

process intended to ease the life-to-death

transition for those that we love behind after

we ourselves have passed on.

The set consists of two chairs – the first of

which functions quite ordinarily, and the

second, which makes itself unavailable for a

sitter through its lack of seat.Unlike the

other chair, which services visitors, the

seat-less piece is otherwise concerned with

propping up non-physical visitors,

offering a spot designed and reserved

specifically for them.

With this function in mind, this ‘Ghost’ Chair

becomes a powerful tool for managing

grief. Using the Ghost Chair as a proxy for

lost loved ones, participants can situate

themselves adjacent and within the Guest

chair and have conversations or interactions

with a physical space and tangible object.

The Ghost chair becomes a representation

of someone who is no longer able to speak,

acting as a silent partner in conversation

with the begrieved.