the bed

THE BED OCCUPIES A STRANGE POSITION WITHIN EVERYDAY LIFE; DEEPLY FAMILIAR AND INTIMATE, YET OFTEN OVERLOOKED. ASSOCIATED WITH REST, PRIVACY, VULNERABILITY, AND ROUTINE, IT FUNCTIONS BOTH AS A PHYSICAL OBJECT AND AS A SPACE SHAPED THROUGH MEMORY, REPETITION, AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. USING HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, SKETCHES, AND PAINTINGS SOURCED FROM MUSEUM ARCHIVES, THIS PUBLICATION EXPLORES HOW THE BED HAS BEEN IMAGINED, REPRESENTED, AND EMOTIONALLY INHABITED OVER TIME. MOVING BETWEEN ISOLATED BED STRUCTURES, DOMESTIC INTERIORS, LITERARY EXCERPTS, AND PERSONAL OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGS, THE PROJECT REFLECTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMAGE OF THE BED AND THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WITHIN ONE.