III
WIP III
Jan 22 — Feb 7, 2025
1480 17th Street
San Francisco
Brooke Intrachat
Hanneke Lourens
Mac McComb
Michael Mellon
Ben Peterson
Nick Polansky
Alex Schofield
Adrien Segal
Public benches are silent pillars of the urban and surrounding landscape, representing the collective experience of a community. When we sit on a public bench, it is ours for a moment: in solitude, contemplation, conversation, and observation. Casting aside prior expectations of function or appearance, a group of artists and designers have been asked to craft a public bench informed by personal reflection. Does the bench beckon an action? Is it informed by memory? Does it reference a specific place?
Works In Progress III invites visitors to an interior landscape where the personal and the public are blurred. By breathing new perspective into a furniture archetype, eight public benches celebrate the importance of individual experience within our shared environment.
Untitled (Remnant) Adrien Segal Salvaged old-growth redwood 64” W x 38” D x 32” H
Come Sit With Me Alex Schofield Reclaimed Douglas fir and ceramic 72” W x 16” D x 42” H
Ghoul or you say butter I say Parque. Ben Peterson Wood, cement, plaster, and paint 48” W x 15” D x 23” H
Talisman for a Public Portal Brooke Intrachat Solid bird’s-eye maple and ebony wood 66” W x 16” D x 19” H.
Leftover Bench Hanneke Lourens Salvaged old-growth redwood 60” W x 18.5” D x 32” H
Focal Point Mac McComb Salvaged redwood 80” W x 26” D x 26” H
Trumpet Seat Michael Mellon Douglas fir with oil and wax finish 58” W x 20” D x 19” H
Split No. 19 Nick Polansky Salvaged Mt. Tam cedar beam, copper pipe, and granite stones 75” W x 15.5” D x 19.5” H