Catalogue Vol.3 (2017, 02:47, color, sound, digital) was made using the RH "Small Spaces" volume of the 2014 catalogue with an Arne Jacobsen 1955 Series 7 chair as protagonist. This is a a computer-generated rendering of the original chair, which was the inspiration for the knock-off version in the catalogue.

Since this chair design is ubiquitous in the realm of knock-off furniture, one imagines that these offspring will be among the last remaining objects at the end of the world, popping up everywhere—perhaps the most successful object in history.

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The sound has two recordings: a slab of beech tree played on a turntable by Bartholomaus Traubeck and a rendition of Henry Cowell’s “Quartet Romantique” played by Bill Gable.

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Full version of 2:45 minute video: https://www.danaduff.com/catalogue-vol-3

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Screenings:

Crossroads Film Festival, San Francisco Cinematheque

Alchemy Film Festival, Harwick, Scotland

aDifferent Festival, Milwaukee

Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles

REDCAT, Los Angeles

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