Visitors to London’s Design Museum this October will encounter a series of offbeat structures that they can climb in, lie on, or hide within – some by themselves, others in pairs or in threes – participating, in effect, in a collective performance. Blurring the line between furniture, playground equipment and sculpture, the aptly named ANTIFURNITURE series is the latest project by Russian-born, Brazilian performance artist Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, designed in collaboration with New York-based architects Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger of architecture and interiors practice BoND.

Scattered throughout the atrium, mezzanine and garden, the eight wooden sculptures take on familiar forms such as a bunk bed, hammock and rocking horse, and yet when engaging with them visitors soon realise that there’s something profoundly strange going on. You may have to twist your body to fit in, find yourself lying upside down or forced to look a stranger in the face – if the latter reminds you of Marina Abramovic’s performances, then you’re on to something: Fyodor is Abramovic’s long-time collaborator. Offering an experience likened by the artist to being “lost somewhere between the amusement park and an airport security checkpoint”, ANTIFURNITURE challenges our understanding of comfort, inviting you to reflect upon and confront your fears.