Our object ‘Centipede’ from Antifurniture series is now on show at Parque Linear Bruno Covas in Sao Paulo.
This new park is located on the bank of Pinheiros river, connecting the city’s South and West zones. It is the perfect space for cycling — the track goes along the river bank. Park’s administration also collaborates with artists and provides space for public art. That is how our ‘Centipede’ has found its new home.
The object ‘Centipede’ from Antifurniture series was first shown in 2022 at Bienal do Mercosul.
A project by performance artist Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich with Olga Treivas, Antifurniture (2022) is a collection of performative sculptures. These objects maintain the illusion of furniture when viewed from a distance, but any semblance of practicality fades away upon closer look. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to submit their bodies to the circumstances that the Antifurniture creates: objects that immediately transform into sculptures on first contact with the human body, testing its limits.
Antifurniture series (2022) consists of three pieces. ‘Centipede’ is the ladder for three people, ‘Procrustes’ is a rocking chair that makes one bend over instead of reclining back and ‘Lord Of The Fishes’ is an armchair that makes one twist the spine.
Here’s the instruction how to use ‘Centipede’:
- While on the sculpture, please place your phone in airplane mode.
- Choose if you would rather be on the top, middle or bottom (if you experience vertigo please choose the bottom level).
- Climb and sit on your chosen level.
- Firmly grasp the ankles of the person above you. If you are sitting on the top level, cross your arms on top of the upper portion of the sculpture.
- Close your eyes and repeat the mantra “All my fears remain in the past” to yourself, 21 times in total.
- Upon finishing, open your eyes and carefully exit the sculpture, please do ask for help if needed.