Shannon Finnegan

2019

Museum Benches, an artistic response to the scarcity of seating in art spaces, is part of an ongoing series of works designed by Shannon Finnegan. The project addresses the ways in which protest is habitually framed in ableist terms – standing for something, or marching – while there is of course also a long history of sitting as a form of protest. Finnegan’s benches give visitors an opportunity to voice their opinion about seating while also offering them comfort and rest. It is a structural intervention in arts spaces, which are usually set up and designed in such a way that they merely accommodate standing people.

Shannon Finnegan