The Lady and The Chair

"The Lady and The Chair" is a symbolic short film depicted through still images rather than dynamic motion.

This narrative revolves around the act of carrying our burdens while searching for the ideal spot to release them.

The photographs in this collection feature both myself and a chair, captured within the mayor's residence in France, during my four-week residency at Chateau Orquevaux in November 2022.

"The Lady and The Chair"
Self portrait digital photograph by PhenomenaLewis, photographed in Orquevaux, France in
November 2022. This image is part 2 of a 25 photo short film series. In this part of "The Lady and The Chair" series, you're observing a Black woman adorned in a robe that combines light orange, gold, and green patterns, and her head wrapped in a vivid burnt orange cloth. She stands behind a wooden chair in her front yard, her hands resting on its surface. Her expression is contemplative as she questions the reason for the chair being there.

Within this series, the Lady, symbolizing the self with the chair, which symbolizes the burdens we carry in our lives. The interaction between the self and the burden in the beginning of the narrative speaks of those moments when we confront our burdens and wonder how to address them.
With this question in my mind, I intentionally designed this frame to symbolize that moment in our lives when we find ourselves engaged in a struggle with our burdens, wondering what steps to take to release them.

Although it is a self-portrait, I symbolize anyone who resonates with the theme of this narrative.

The chair represents the burdens we bear, while I personify the individual self.

The story starts with the sudden appearance of the chair in the front yard. After examining it, I begin to wander around looking for the right place to leave the chair.

Ultimately, in the end of this series, I position the chair alongside the clothes I was wearing on the window framing it.

The Lady and The Chair

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