spacerConsuming Identity Chair Sculpture by Harriete Estel Berman is constructed using reycled tin cans, fabric seat. background color

Consuming Identity    2001

Chair constructed from pre-printed steel from recycled tin containers, fabric seat; aluminum rivets, steel screws.

Close up of Consuming Identity Chair by Harriete Estel Berman using recycled tin cans.

Consuming Identity mounts on the wall, an object floating between the iconic identity of a Charles Rennie MacKintosh chair and the craftsmanship of a Shaker chair.

Consuming Identity Chair from recycled tin cans showing the variety of brand names.

The sequence of rungs along the back of the chair varies in dimension and spacing mimicking the bar code patterns that permeate all consumer packaging.

Close up of the chair rungs where you can see the UPC bar code pattern.

Which consumer product do you identify with most and what does that say about your identity?

51" height x 19.5" front width x 10" depth

This sculpture is available for purchase or exhibition. Retail Price: $19,000
Photo Credit for all images: Philip Cohen book 500 Chairs
My chair Consuming Identity is included in the book 500 Chairs.
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