Megan Shull
Art - BFA
Ladder no. 2, 2019, found ladder, tennis balls, wire, plaster, taping mud, spray paint, 54 x 32 x 27 inches
Both systems of building and systems of the body rely on order to maintain the functions we expect of them. Through large scale forms and installation practices, I explore the organization of these systems within the push and pull of order and chaos—I’m interested in the precariousness and instability of this relationship and use scale and materials to highlight the slippage between the two. In the work, Ladder no. 2, the functionality of the ready-made ladder begins to decrease, as the bulbous form, seemingly in its beginning stages of growth—obstructs the linear order of the aluminum steps.