The Red Chair
Liberté: The Red Chair | A Creative Collaboration by Shanna Forrestall & Robert Koudijs
What do you get when a Louisiana storyteller and a Dutch photographer meet
at an art residency in the South of France — and decide to make something that matters?
This is the story behind this photography series about women's empowerment, resistance, and liberation.
Built around a single red chair that almost ended up in the trash.
Photographer Robert Koudijs has spent decades using his lens to document the human condition.
Storyteller and creative director Shanna Forrestall has spent hers finding ways to tell the truth through art.
When they came together in France, something unexpected happened — a creative journey changed them both.
Update: 11/2026 - We were honored to have our work featured in the opening exhibit of
Through the Lens – Women in Our Society, Musée National de la Résistance et des Droits Humains, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (October 2026).
