Sam Edkins: Anatomically Correct Chair Heart

The Anatomically Correct Chair

These pieces make reference to Memento Mori, a theme often depicted in art and Classical antiquity. They are luxuriously over stuffed offering a Bourgeois comfort, borrowing from the look of Victorian parlor furniture. They convey an air of humour and of the bizarre.

The chairs are old pieces fully reconditioned and upholstered. As a process this allows Sam to embroider a new history into them and makes each one slightly different. The shape of the chair allows the print to flow into the chair structure, giving a figurative character and seeming to personify the piece. The images are sourced from old medical journals. They are adapted and then digitally printed on Velvet.

About Sam Edkins
Sam's work is a combination of the sculptural and the practical. The outcome is often assemblage based. Marrying the old with the new to create something contemporary and bespoke. Bringing to life the forgotten, an adding a new veneer. Taking inspiration from the cabinet of curiosity, museums and personal collections alike. Using them as a source of reference, visually, conceptually and historically. Containing a degree of nostalgia the work harks back to a time when knowledge was craved and a desire to understand the world was paramount.

Sam completed his BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College and has had exhibitions in the Hamburg School of Art (HBFK), Germany, 2010 and the Condemned Exhibition, Hackney Wick, 2009

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