Permanent Collection of Southwestern College,
Chula Vista CA. 1998

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Steel rings are welded into chair forms. One chair promotes a straight posture as the hand grasps the glass orb. The other chair manipulates the body to curl and slump, hands turn in and conform to a submissive attitude. When the participant sits in this chair, springs yield to bring the level lower than the upright chair. Both chairs are on a metal carpet with rubber fringe. Unwitting actors succumb to their role.