ProjectsHynek Alt
Untitled (The Empty Chair Technique), 2025 (work in progress)
digital photographs, UHD slideshow, 9'30''

The Empty Chair Technique is an ongoing archive of chairs left in public space. I do not look for them. I come across them while walking through the city. I photograph them where I find them, mostly on the street, with my phone.

I remove the background and place each chair on a flat black field. Some of the images are converted to black and white. The series is shown as a slideshow, 9'30'' long.

The title refers to a method in Gestalt therapy. The patient speaks to an empty chair in place of a person.