Salvaged furniture becomes immersive sculpture
Photography by Edwina Richards
Artist Jono Everett is bringing a deeply contemplative new exhibition to Singleton Arts + Cultural Centre this August, with The Quiet Room transforming salvaged roadside furniture into an immersive sculptural installation.
Opening Friday, August 21, The Quiet Room invites visitors into a darkened, ambient space filled with works made entirely from reclaimed and discarded chairs.
Exploring the idea of home as both a physical place and an emotional landscape, The Quiet Room reflects on memory, domesticity, solitude, connection, and the objects we carry with us through life.
Every work in the exhibition has been made using salvaged roadside furniture, with discarded wooden chairs becoming the foundation for Everett’s sculptural pieces.
At the centre of the exhibition is Morphology, a seven-metre-long sculpture co-authored by Hannah Cheetham, and built by the Hunter community during a workshop at The Soap Factory in Mayfield East.
The space will be darkened with ambient lighting and a soundscape written specifically for the work, creating a quiet, atmospheric environment for contemplation and close observation.
Through monochromatic surface treatments, flashes of vibrant orange, and the reimagining of broken and forgotten chairs, the exhibition gives discarded objects a new sense of voice, dignity, and presence.
The Quiet Room
When: Saturday, 22 August – Sunday, 15 November 2026
Opening: Friday, 21 August 2026, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Where: Singleton Arts + Cultural Centre (23 Maitland Rd. Singleton – Townhead Park)
Time: Tuesday – Sunday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Cost: Free
To register for the opening event, The Quiet Room
