Stretched. An installation by Rebecca Asquith
25 March 2014 - 26 April 2014
In
this new body of work, Rebecca Asquith explores craft techniques not
traditionally associated with furniture making and applies them to a collection
of furniture pieces. She's particularly interested in the properties and
processes associated with leather, which is traditionally used in furniture as
a soft cushioning material. Once boiled in water, however, leather can harden
into an incredibly rigid material. Rebecca experiments with this boiling process
to manipulate the shapes leather can form, embracing its unpredictable and
organic nature.
