8 × 8 Mah Jong Re-imagined

8 × 8 Mah Jong Re-imagined
Eight unique artworks created by eight artists who have each transformed
components of Roche Bobois’s Mah Jong sofa system in their own style
Pio Abad, Larry Achiampong, Cornelia Baltes, Patrizio Di Massimo, George Eksts,
Lauren Godfrey, Peter Liversidge, Joby Williamson
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Pio Abad
Study for a Grotto, 2016, 1 × Mah Jong seat cushion and backrest ,
3,500–4,000 seashells, silicone adhesive, gloss varnish. ( 97 × 55 × 97 cm, 40 kg)
Larry Achiampong
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherrybomb!, 2016, 2 × Mah Jong seat cushions (each 95 × 95 × 19 cm) and backrests (each 95 × 34 × 53 cm),
reconfigurable, acrylic, emulsion and upholstery paint
Cornelia Baltes
POP, 2016, 2 × Mah Jong seat cushions and backrests, reconfigured (95 × 53 × 95 cm and 95 × 95 × 30 cm), acrylic needles and polyester filling
Patrizio Di Massimo
Finger Crossed Legs Uncrossed, 2016, 1 × Mah Jong seat cushion and backrest (95 × 95 × 53 cm),
digital print on poly velvet
George Eksts
Shorthand, 2016, 2 × Mah Jong seat cushions and backrests (190 × 95 × 53 cm),
felt, ribbon, chains, 16mm film, bobbins, weights, chalk, looped HD digital animation on USB
Lauren Godfrey
Spaghetti con Gamberetti e Rucola e Linguine al Nero di Seppia (Spaghetti with Prawns and Rocket and Linguine with Squid Ink), 2016,
2 × Mah Jong seat cushions (each 95 × 95 × 19 cm), machine embroidery on digitally printed cotton panama
Peter Liversidge
Proposal for Roche Bobois, 2016, carbon, A4 paper, frame (31 × 23 cm)
shown with the 2 × Mah Jong seat cushions and backrests which will be donated to a third charitable organisation on purchase of the proposal
Joby Williamson
Plinth (Dionysus) and Plinth (Aphrodite), 2016, 2 × Mah Jong seat cushions and backrests (each 95 × 95 × 53 cm),
digital dye sublimated fabric (Dionysus in green, Aphrodite in pink)