chair, 2014, 114 x 42 x 37 inches, found stair lift

A stair lift, a mechanical device designed to help people navigate stairs, was found on a local Craigslist listing in Denver, having been used for decades in a private household. I reinstalled this worn, functional machine vertically on the gallery wall, shifting its familiar orientation to create a new, sculptural form. The work emphasizes the stair lift's long-standing reliability and its transformative role in daily life, evoking the reverence often attributed to objects of enduring use. Over 30 years of personal service, the stair lift had become not just a functional tool, but an essential presence in the home, akin to a religious instrument in its symbolic importance and daily use.