A chair is, in many ways, a quiet expression of care: it holds, supports and waits. But when a chair takes the form of a woman—with lips, eyes and presence—it begins to speak. It points to a long history in which women’s bodies have been shaped not only by biology, but by expectation: to nurture, to comfort, to carry.

Care has often been treated as a woman’s role, something assumed rather than chosen. As Adrienne Rich argued, caregiving has been historically feminised and institutionalised as women’s work, rather than recognised as a shared human responsibility.

Lady Lola Lala plays with these ideas through humour, absurdity and exaggeration. The body becomes furniture, something to sit on, use and desire. Both playful and unsettling, the work reflects on how women’s bodies have been asked to carry, please and perform.