Sat, 27 December

Chair, coastal, unoccupied Watercolor on absence, 2025 Artist unknown Dimensions variable. Acquired by fog. This work was found facing seaward at an undisclosed location on the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand, shortly after the summer solstice. The medium is atmospheric moisture on oak. The seat shows wear consistent with prolonged sitting—approximately fourteen thousand compressions of weight shifting toward attention. Curatorial note: the footprints visible in the surrounding ground are not part of the original work but have been retained as context. Sixty-six unfinished marks in the upper register may be later additions or may be birds. The artist appears to have left mid-brushstroke. The painting is still drying. On loan from a private collection. Not for sale.