Side Chair c. 1937

This technical drawing of a chair, from the hand of B. Holst-Grubbe, looks like it was probably made with graphite. I can almost feel the dry scratch of the graphite on the paper. I wonder what it was like for Holst-Grubbe, poring over the details of this object, trying to capture not just its shape, but also its essence. It’s like they're in dialogue with this humble piece of furniture, teasing out its secrets through a process of careful observation and representation. The different views give us the feeling of walking around the object. I find myself imagining Holst-Grubbe in the studio, surrounded by tools and materials, totally absorbed in the task. The gesture of each line feels deliberate, a quest to understand and translate form into something tangible. It makes me think about the nature of making art, as an embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.