Inspired by Joseph Kosuth's One and Three Chairs, my team of three built this commentary on the piece. Entirely made of Post-Its, the sculpture features a life-sized chair, along with a picture of that chair, and its definition. Both the photo and the definition are also printed on Post-Its.
There is a running joke that Olin College of Engineering, my undergraduate institution, is run entirely on Post-Its. Unlike Kosuth, we created every part of our exhibit, a testament to our engineer tendencies to build, even when what we make might be unnecessary or not useful.
Despite hours of labor, one cannot sit on the chair, nor use any of the Post-Its as intended. We ask again, what is art, and how does it differ from engineering/creating?