The Four Chairs Project is an interactive audio exhibit feature oral histories of women, dividing their stories into four themes, or chairs: Motherhood, Relationships, Work & Career, and Empty Nest.
It started as an audio fieldwork project in Columbia University's Masters in Oral History program and became an interactive exhibit featured at the Inside Voices Exhibit at Columbia University in 2017, and now resides on a website called fourchairsproject.com
The Four Chairs Project is an interactive audio exhibit featuring oral histories of four women focusing on different stages in their lives. Their stories are divided into four themes: Motherhood, Relationships, Career, and Empty Nest, depicted in the exhibit by a “room” with a representative chair for the listener to sit in while engaging with the audio stories.
It started as a fieldwork project when I was a student at Columbia University's Masters of Arts in Oral History program, and was featured at Columbia’s Inside Voices Exhibit. It is available as a traveling installation for women’s groups and other community institutions.
Meet Catherine, Jennifer, Karen and Diane, four women of different ages and stages of life, and listen to their stories of Motherhood, Relationships, Careers, and Empty Nesting.