{"id":67737,"date":"2026-09-28T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/catalog\/furniture\/the-act-of-sitting\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:58:59","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/en\/catalog\/furniture\/the-act-of-sitting\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67731 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-MM-e1790605029724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1077\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-MM-e1790605029724.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-MM-e1790605029724-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-MM-e1790605029724-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-MM-e1790605029724-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mon premier geste fut de <span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00ab faire une chaise \u00bb<\/span>. Comme si \u00ab faire une chaise \u00bb<br \/>\n\u00e9tait l\u2019acte fondateur de tout dessein de mobilier.<br \/>\nEn quoi le fait d\u2019y d\u00e9poser nos post\u00e9rieurs rendrait-il l\u2019objet si important ?<br \/>\nDans nos soci\u00e9t\u00e9s occidentales, nous y passons certes du temps : travailler, \u00e9crire,<br \/>\nmanger, parler, \u2026; la chaise est le support prosa\u00efque de nombre d\u2019actes quotidiens.<br \/>\nDans d\u2019autres soci\u00e9t\u00e9s, la chaise n\u2019existe m\u00eame pas, ou alors uniquement<br \/>\ncomme signe du pouvoir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mes chaises se situent un peu entre ces deux fonctions, certes ce sont des objets<br \/>\nd\u2019usage comme il se doit, mais elles ont aussi <span style=\"color: #999999;\">une charge symbolique<\/span><br \/>\nqui exprime d\u2019autres choix que celui de s\u2019asseoir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Certes, le mat\u00e9riau et la technique utilis\u00e9s les rendent lourdes, il est vrai qu\u2019elles<br \/>\npeuvent rouiller, elles sont d\u2019un contact froid. Et de plus,\u00a0 contrairement au lit,<br \/>\nla chaise en m\u00e9tal n\u2019est pas tellement courante dans notre culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pourtant, par rapport \u00e0 une chaise en bois, j\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert \u00e0 quel point elle permettait<br \/>\nun geste simple et pur, <span style=\"color: #999999;\">la mat\u00e9rialisation d\u2019un signe presque calligraphique<\/span><br \/>\ndans l\u2019espace, une apparente l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9criture<br \/>\no\u00f9 la technique se fait souple au service de l\u2019id\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Et puis finalement, pour une id\u00e9e, c\u2019est vraiment confortable.<br \/>\nAsseyez-vous, vous serez surpris\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Texte \u00e9crit en 2001 pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer les chaises en fer\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67982\" src=\"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Signature-LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1077\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Signature-LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Signature-LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Signature-LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-1024x304.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emeryetcie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Signature-LE-GESTE-DE-SASSEOIR-768x228.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Mon premier geste fut de \u00ab faire une chaise \u00bb. 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