Jonas Bohlin
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a 'Concrete / (In)visible Dialogues' armchair, ed. 45/100, Källemo, Värnamo, Sweden 2011.
Steel and wood frame, fluorescent paint, marked Källemo, signed and numbered 45/100. Seat height 45, back height 89,5 cm.
Minor wear.
Provenance
(In)visible Dialogues, Konstakademien Stockholm 2011.
More information
A set of 100 chairs with this finish were made and shown for the project 'In)Visible Dialogues at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm in 2011.
(In)Visible Dialogues was a project at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, which included a number of public dialogues between internationally renowned invited speakers from various disciplines.
(In)Visible Dialogues was a platform where art and science were allowed to meet. The project brought together leading figures from both the art and science fields from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA to stimulate meaningful dialogues about life and the boundaries of reality.
(In)Visible Dialogues was initiated by the artist Per Hüttner and Elias Arnér, professor of biochemistry at Karolinska Institutet, in close collaboration with the design group Åbäke in London and a group of sound artists from around the world. The project was a continuation of the project 'Begrepp - en Samling' (Concept - a Collection) that was carried out in the premises of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1992.
Participating sound artists: Andy Cox and Richard Allalouf, Natalia Kamia, Samon Takahashi, Ebbot Lundberg, and Yan Jun.
Designer
Jonas Bohlin is a Swedish interior architect and designer born in Stockholm. He studied at Konstfack in Stockholm where he also worked as a professor. Bohlin's graduation project garnered great attention: the "Concrete" armchair, crafted from steel and concrete. In the 1980s the chair sparked a debate as to what constitutes as art? Bohlin's designs balance emotion and reason, challenging conventional assumptions.
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