The urge to sit dry

A warmer climate has led to a rise in sea level, which is expected to increase dramatically. "The urge to sit dry" is a chair that has risen above sea level. It offers a direct and tangible experience of the relative sea level to the street level. It arouses thoughts of living above a drowned land. With this work, Maas wants to appeal to the imagination and give a feeling of the threatening and vulnerable situation we find ourselves in around climate urgency.

Year
2018 – ongoing
Dimensions (lwh)
40 x 40 x 282 (varying) cm
Material
European oak, smoked oak, stainless steel, bronze
Credits
© Ronald Smits, © Benno Lambooy, © Eran Levi
The urge to sit dry, tall chair on stilt-like legs in a white gallery
The urge to sit dry, the tall chair in a tiled, vaulted hall
The urge to sit dry, two children looking up at the tall chair

Work