Silent compressor, hydraulic pneumatic system, aluminum, steel, wheel, electrical system
100 x 300 x 126 cm
2026
Designed for a single participant, One-Person Seesaw transforms a playground structure traditionally dependent on two bodies into a solitary balancing system. Through a pneumatic mechanism, the seesaw responds to the participant’s own weight, creating the sensation of movement and exchange without the presence of another person. The work occupies a space between support and absence. While the mechanism appears to o er reciprocity, every movement ultimately returns to the participant’s own body. Balance becomes something that must be negotiated alone. The mechanism allows the participant to move independently, yet never fully replaces the presence of another body. By reimagining a structure associated with cooperation and shared play, One-Person Seesaw reflects on the tension between self-sufficiency and mutual dependence. It asks whether support can be engineered, simulated, or sustained alone, and what remains missing when reciprocity is reduced to a mechanical response.