Bernhard Hausegger: POLYESTER

Bernhard Hausegger gives a home to discarded chairs. He analyses their language of forms and explores variations. He adapts them with polyester, the material associated in the 1960s and 1970s with architectural fantasies of omnipotence. The material enables him to take away the bearing joints of the chair and change its volume. The original remains identifiable, but minimal changes open up new angles and perspectives. The thus transformed objects are integrated into the permanent collection of the Imperial Furniture Collection and invite visitors to take a seat – in dialogue with the historical exhibits.
Sound environment: Armin Pokorn