How an architect, a photographer, a group of artists, and a very special chair came together

by Janet Smith on Sep 13, 2012 at 5:23 pm
The photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward takes a break in a chair that comes with a very high pedigree.

If you read today's Fall Arts Season Preview in the Georgia Straight, you saw a series of stunning portraits of the city's top up-and-coming artists, all seated in an eye-catching orange and chrome chair.

If you thought the chair was special, it is: it was designed by the late architect Arthur Erickson with his long-time partner and interior designer Francisco Kripacz, courtesy of its owner, Hugo Eppich.

The building you see in the background of the shots also bears the clean, almost-futuristic lines of Erickson: the Scotiabank Dance Centre, which he designed with Architectura for its grand opening in 2001.

The shots, of course, were orchestrated by photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, who had the chance to try out the seat between shoots.

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Jorge Alejandro W-H de Irureta Goyena
Sep 13, 2012 at 7:22 pm
I wonder what photographer took the terrific photograph of the photographer.
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Ian Bateson
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:03 pm
A nice closure to very clever concept. Hope those guys at the Straight appreciate and more importantly realize what true, thought provoking editorial photography is really about. LIKE!!!!!!!!!
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