Spineless Sit-Ins are Hard on the Back (2025)

This rest lounge commissioned for CREA Reconference, Kathmandu, urges visitors to rethink the ableisms in the English language like the word, “spineless.” Given Nepal’s recent political situation, this work asks how much a political ‘sit-in’ demands from the body as opposed to sitting for rest.

Minimal Locomotion (After Muybridge)

Title: Minimal Locomotion (After Muybridge)
Size: 6ft x 16ft
Medium: Grab bars on wall

A reiteration of our sculptural installation of grab bars illustrating a hyper-flexible knee joint during a fall, referencing Eadward Muybridge’s photographic documentation on human mobility.

Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Landscapes of a Twisty Spine)

Title: Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Landscapes of a Twisty Spine) (Fabrication by Tuft Place)
Size: 21” x 22”each (set of 6)
Medium: Wool tufted cushions
Year: 2025

These sofa cushions blur the distinction between land and body by depicting the CT scan of a scoliosis spine as the mountainous landscape of Nepal—both of which can be tricky to navigate.

Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Cross-sections of an Achy Spine)

Title: Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Cross-sections of an Achy Spine) (Fabrication by Tuft Place)
Size: 18” x 18” each (set of 4)
Medium: Wool tufted cushions
Year: 2025

This set of throw pillows tufted with the cross-sections of the upper four parts of a human spine are designed to support the upper four parts of your spine—cervical, sacral, thoracic, and lumbar—as you sit.

Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Porous Pelvises)

Title: Spineless Sit-ins are Hard on the Back (Porous Pelvises) (Fabrication by Tuft Place)
Size: 18” diameter each (set of 6)
Medium: Wool tufted cushions
Year: 2025

These circular seat cushions are tufted with the CT scan of an osteoporotic pelvic joint that can make activities like sitting on this seat difficult.

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