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A sofa in a canal

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posted on 2025-06-18, 09:53 authored by Matthew Lee-SmithMatthew Lee-Smith, Garrath WilsonGarrath Wilson
<p dir="ltr">Inspired by <a href="https://iohanna.com/" target="_blank"><u>Iohanna Nicenboim</u></a>‘s posthuman stories I resurrected some work from 2022 where I observed and thought about a sofa floating around in a canal near my home.<br><br>Whilst objects in canals are nothing new, few float around and I do not think I have ever seen a sofa. There was something charming about it moving around the canal and having other non-humans sit on it. I was so engaged that I was a little sad when it was finally hooked by someone and removed.<br><br>I experimented in this short piece using the second person, resulting in a conversation between the sofa and you the reader. This included projecting or telling you the emotions you are having, which is an interesting tension.</p>

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