Thank you for your interest, below are videos and images of my work.
Email: Eric.Lachance.work@gmail.com Phone: (416) 450-5343



8 hour workday, performance, Toronto, 2022

The idea was to do one single task for a full days work shift making it the most productive day of my life. That task however, was to do absolutely nothing which also made it the least productive day of my life. the first 15 minutes were the hardest as well as the last 35 minutes. Between the hour of 4:00 - 5:00 I counted to 3600 to keep myself awake. By 6:00 the camera light started to look grey rather than green. Water was drank at the top of every hour and a lunch break taken from 12:00 - 12:30. I am not sure what to make of all this but exploring the idea that not doing anything might be more difficult than doing something, also I am not sure if i want to do this again. More than anything it was an excersice in seating. Having lived for 30 years I have realized i was never properly taught how to sit, let alone sitting from long periods of time.




The average chair, 96 chairs, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Wedge, 36 chairs, 2024

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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Bleed air, Dash 8 - Q400 aircraft, Harmonica, 1min 23sec

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Merry Christmas, 6 discarded pinetrees, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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Harmonica run, 12 harmonicas, 12 participants, 5km 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Harmonica sleep, Performance, 45min, 2024

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




68 legged table, 14 chairs, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Excavator painting, Acrylic on canvas, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Branches, discarded wood, Telephone pole, Toronto, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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Checkout, Walmart, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Branches, Gallery name here, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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traffic stop, performance, 2024

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




167 chairs, art installation, 77 florence st, Toronto, 2024

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Lightest light, Ballon, Helium, String, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?





I want to be a chair, Wall Sitting, Multiple occurrences

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




210 chairs, art installation, 55 st. Clair, Toronto, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Woodchipper, 60 chairs, hammer, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?



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Father Son Chair, chair scraps, Nail gun, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Second hand drawing, watercolour on paper, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




At what point does irrational thought become rational, Art installation, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Crane light, Diecast cranes, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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What is a chair, questioning, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Wine glass transformation, 12 wineglasses, blow torch, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?


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Elevator music, St Marys hospital elevators, 2025

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




How are things?, Art installation, 100 Ossington, Toronto, 2022

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Tokyo chairs, found objects, 2022

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?




Standing room only, Art installation, 77 Florence, Toronto, 2023

Excavator Painting, is the exploration of personifying inatimate objects. What if an excavator is tired of simply moving dirt from one area to the next? What if the excavator wanted to design and build rather than destroy and deconstruct?