The sculpture is comprised of ten pieces and is based on the original 1926 prototype of the Cantilever chair, which was created by Dutch architect Mart Stam. Stam's prototype was made using basic materials like standard gas pipes and joints, and it relied on a continuous line that served both as support and decoration. By removing one segment at a time, the continuous line of the prototype's original form opens up new associations: the idea of the body, with each piece seeming to assume different postures, and of language, as each becomes unique with its own possible meanings.

Following Stam's prototype, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe successfully developed iconic examples of cantilever chairs. However, as the popularity of the Cantilever chair grew in the 1930s, new models were manufactured in various countries. Due to the sheer volume of production, widespread use, and differing views on patenting in different countries, it became challenging to claim control over the design. This led to a long series of lawsuits and claims for the invention of the original design, involving multiple parties involved in the development and commercialisation of the chairs.