League of the Empty Chair

LEC is a home for all those pics floating around the Flickrsphere of seemingly misplaced chairs.

We are not interested in just any photo of any chairs, but ones that are Empty and/or interestingly OUT OF PLACE.


A pic of an empty chair at a cafe doesn't necessarily fit the bill, that might just be a photo of a cafe not doing good business.

Chairs that are displayed outside because they are for sale don't belong in the League, either.



Hammocks aren't chairs. We do not take benches..Nor stools..Or sofas/settees/couches Masses of empty chairs (vacant conference room/stadium/etc) don't suit this group's goal.

Drawings, paintings, or collages of empty chairs aren't what we're after, either.

It should go without saying that it shouldn't have a pillow or a blanket or a dog in it... it should be empty!

The key is the emptiness/ unhomeliness/ unheimlichkeit/ lack of belonging/ uncanniness that the chair represents.

Please read the This Chair is NOT Empty and/or it isn't Even a Chair discussion thread if you aren't sure what fits with the LEC.