Finnegan Shannon

*Interactions, 2023

Interactions

Two bright blue benches with white text sit on a dirt ground next to a line of small trees. One bench reads, "All this standing is painful." The other reads, "I'm more patient when I'm sitting." A modern building is visible in the background.
A bench install on green grass on a sunny day. The bench is bright blue with white text that reads: “I’d like to linger here. Rest here if you agree.”
A bench outside on a lawn with a slanted window behind it. The bench is bright blue with white text that reads “It was hard to get here. Rest here if you agree.”
A bench installed on a grassy roof beneath lightly clouded sky. The bench is bright blue with white text that reads: “I want time with the sky & the breeze. Sit if you agree.

  • About:

    Outdoor metal benches with white text and hand drawn perforations. The benches read:
    All this standing is painful. Sit if you agree.

    I'm more patient when I'm sitting. Sit if you agree.

    I'd like to linger here. Rest here if you agree.

    It was hard to get here. Sit if you agree.

    I want time with the sky and the breeze. Sit if you agree.

    I'm tired. Rest here if you agree.

    Commissioned by Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn for Interactions.

  • Year: 2023

  • Materials: Stainless steel, lacquer

  • Size: each 35 × 72.5 × 26 inches

  • Curated by: Susanne Kleine

  • Photos by: David Ertl