{"id":880410,"date":"2026-10-13T03:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880410\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T03:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:36:19","slug":"when-the-accessibility-conveyor-belt-jams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880410\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Accessibility Conveyor Belt Jams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gh-article-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/tag\/pocket-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A malfunction in Finnegan Shannon\u2019s installation at Pioneer Works led to new insights.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/author\/bryan-martin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/C47D5BE6-2221-4536-A4BB-F19901069714_76A6964-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Martin\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0039-1.jpg\" alt=\"When the Accessibility Conveyor Belt Jams\"\/><br \/>\n            Installation view of There&#8217;s no me without you at Pioneer Works (photo Bryan Martin\/Hyperallergic)<\/p>\n<p>Finnegan Shannon\u2019s There&#8217;s no me without you at Pioneer Works considers the fragility of systems and the consequences of their breakdown for disabled bodies. <\/p>\n<p>The installation is a 12-foot-long square conveyor belt \u2014 think conveyor-belt sushi \u2014 in a maroon-carpeted room that carries and displays objects for visitors to interact with, from plush chairs to open spaces for individuals who can\u2019t access the seating. Masks, accessible text, hand sanitizer, DIY air purifiers, and descriptive audio are also available, defining Shannon\u2019s vision for an equitable, gentle engagement with art.<\/p>\n<p>Three artists will be presented during the show\u2019s run. For the first month, Ariana Martinez places small objects in dishes atop the moving presentation for visitors to pick up and touch. These small, tactile, fidget-like objects range from ceramic strips to masses of rope, all of which delight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0041-1.jpeg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_0044.jpeg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Installation views of There&#8217;s no me without you at Pioneer Works (photo Bryan Martin\/Hyperallergic)<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, during my visit, the conveyor belt wasn&#8217;t turned on, which undermined the apparatus&#8217;s accessibility intent. Staff eventually came up to switch it on, but when the machine proved stuck, they left without resolving the issue. The inert belt became a frustrating metaphor for institutions and a larger social apathy toward accessibility needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spurred by fellow visitors\u2019 confusion, I gently rocked a jammed plate side to side to see if it would help, and the belt started moving. Although accidental, Shannon&#8217;s intent crystallized. We are all interdependent. Creative solutions are inexorably linked to disability, making the subject ripe for artmaking. The installation\u2019s deviation from what I expected, like disability itself, offered me a new perspective on the world \u2014 a reminder of our collective responsibility to those who live in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/finnegan-shannon-there-is-no-me-without-you?ref=hyperallergic.com\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">There\u2019s no me without you<\/a> continues at Pioneer Works (159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn) through December 20. 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