Public Furniture Interventions by Thor ter Kulve

Don’t expect to find the ordinary park bench among Thor ter Kulve’s creations. In Public Furniture Interventions, existing perception of furniture is turned upside-down as even the most banal of items are paired with a public work to create a unique mutant. While “Pop-up Swing” makes use of public structures as the tree branch of a fully functional children’s swing, “Straathaard” converts trash bins into a burning furnace. An inflatable hat is placed over a streetlamp in “The Big Blue Bulb” in efforts to change the effect and presence of the streetlight in the public eye. The unexpected works are a surprise, but not so frivolous that the audience forgets to question why two such items have been ceremoniously fused together.

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