unknown, NW Portland OR

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Burt, Alcatraz CA

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As the oldest inmate on the block, Burt didn’t know how much longer he could keep up the tough guy act to intimidate the new arrivals and keep them in check.

Frank et al., San Francisco CA

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The first (and last) Annual Bay Area Office Chair Urban Steeplechase ended in tragedy when Frank jumped way shorter than intended at the first fence and the rest of the field simply couldn't stop.

unknown, F-Sachsenhausen GER

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John, Jacob et al., Frankfurt GER

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The purists among the Chairs Of Titanic were not happy about letting other kinds of remnants join them for their 104th anniversary.

unknown, Kauai HI

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unknown, Kauai HI

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unknown, F-Niederrad GER

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Werner et al., Frankfurt GER

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Even two hours into the intervention over Werner's excessive consumption of cigarettes and energy drinks, some of his colleagues still had hope that they could get through to him.

Frère Jacques, Chartres FRA

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Brother Jacques’ first sermon from the pulpit didn’t sit well with the congregation. Probably he should have cut the part about The Great Carpenter In The Sky being merely a metaphor.
Runaway Chairs
A photographic long-term study of the motivations, behaviors and fates of seating furniture trying to make it out in the world. All chairs participated voluntarily and were not coerced or pushed into a certain position. Not all the chairs wished to share their stories. For the ones who did: The views expressed in the captions do not neccessarily reflect those of 36views.cam. Should this site generate any profits, those will – of course – go to chairity.