
Chair Therapy Group
2022
Chair Therapy Group is a large scale mixed media installation by Carl Hopgood comprising stacked and suspended vintage chairs embedded with glowing neon text. The neon phrases including Your Soul Is Beautiful, Tell Me You Love Me, Hold On To Hope, and You Are Loved create an emotionally resonant environment that invites viewers into a space of collective vulnerability and affirmation. The work was exhibited at UTA Artist Space and represents Hopgood's ongoing exploration of language, mental health, and human connection through immersive sculptural environments. This installation stands as a significant example of contemporary text based art that bridges conceptual practice with deeply personal emotional messaging.
- Medium
- Mixed media installation with chairs and neon lights
- Spotted At
- Gallery · UTA Artist Space
Notes
The document page header reads 'Freedom10 2022' which may reference a related series or exhibition context. Caption confirms this is a group installation shot at UTA Artist Space. Neon text phrases visible in the work include: Your Soul Is Beautiful, Hold On To Hope, Tell Me You Love Me, You Are Loved, I You, Are, To, On, Me, You.
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Bruce Nauman
American · b. 1941
Nauman pioneered the use of neon text as sculpture to deliver emotionally and psychologically charged language, creating immersive environments where phrases like 'Human Nature' and 'Run from Fear' confront viewers directly. His combination of sculptural form with glowing text based affirmations and provocations mirrors Hopgood's fusion of neon language and physical objects to explore vulnerability and mental states.
Tim Etchells
British · b. 1962
Etchells creates large scale neon text installations featuring emotionally direct phrases such as 'Everything is Possible' and 'You Can Hear Me' that invite collective reflection on identity, hope, and human connection. His British origin and consistent use of glowing affirmational language as immersive sculptural environments align closely with Hopgood's approach in Chair Therapy Group.
Robert Montgomery
British · b. 1972
Montgomery is known for large scale text based installations and neon works featuring poetic, emotionally resonant phrases about love, loss, and hope that create an atmosphere of collective vulnerability and uplift. His British identity, use of neon and typography as the primary artistic medium, and focus on mental and emotional states parallel the specific qualities of Hopgood's Chair Therapy Group.
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