ON BALANCE

THE INHERENT FUNCTION OF THE SHELF AND THE PEDESTAL IS TO SUPPORT OTHER THINGS. IN THE SOLO EXHIBITION ‘ON BALANCE’ AT TABLEAU, FURNITURE DESIGNER ANNE BRANDHØJ CHALLENGES THE CHARACTER OF THE FURNITURE BY TRANSFORMING THEM INTO INDIVIDUAL, SCULPTURAL OBJECTS. MORE THAN 100 UNIQUE COMPOSITIONS OF COMBINED ELEMENTS IN WOOD BALANCE FREELY AS PEDESTALS OR AS SHELVES HANGING ON THE WALL.
ON BALANCE ELEVATES THE SHELF AND THE PEDESTAL AS AESTHETIC OBJECTS RATHER THAN WHAT THEY SUPPORT – AN ELEMENT WHICH IS ALSO ABSENT IN THE EXHIBITION. THE NEW ROLE OF THE OBJECTS IS FURTHER AMPLIFIED BY BEING CONSTRUCTED OF LEFTOVER WOOD AND OFF CUTS WITH KNOTS, MEDULLARY RAYS, CRACKS, AND PITCH POCKETS THAT ORIGINALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURNT AND NOT NORMALLY IS THE VIEWED OBJECT IN AN ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION.