This ongoing body of work examines the chair and office surroundings of the New York psychotherapist from the point of view of their clients. It is from this vantage point that I wish to reference the perceptions, associations, and responses to this very private environment, and the work that takes place there.

For many, the role of the psychotherapist holds significant weight, and the importance given to her / him is one of great influence in many people’s lives. By examining the empty therapist's chair, I encourage viewers to consider the place of power it holds, quite literally, and the person who sits in it, across from them, on a weekly basis.

Saul Robbins is interested in the ways in which people move through, relate to, and occupy their surroundings, especially the intersection of private and public experience in the urban environment. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, and can be viewed online at www.saulrobbins.com. His work has been published in TAD, The CPW Photography Quarterly, Zeek, Wired Magazine, Aufbau, San Francisco Photo Metro, and the Berlin Tagesspiegel. In 1998 Robbins was awarded a NICA Stipendium to study on exchange at Berlin’s Hoch Schule der Kunste. He was the curator of Regarding Intimacy, at The Karl and Bertha Leubsdorf Gallery at Hunter College in New York City (March - May 2007), and a co-curator of No Live Girls, an installation of artist’s videos at The Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle (www.nolivegirls.org; 2002). In 1998 Robbins was awarded a NICA Stipendium to study on exchange at Berlin’s Hoch Schule der Kunste. He lives and works in New York City, where he received his MFA from Hunter College.