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A Jammed Conveyor Belt Tests an Accessible Art Installation
Artist Finnegan Shannon’s installation, “There’s no me without you,” is on view at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn.
A 12-foot-square conveyor belt carries objects for visitors to touch and interact with, alongside seating and open spaces for people who cannot use the seats.
The installation also offers accessible text, descriptive audio, masks, hand sanitizer and do-it-yourself air purifiers.
During one visit, the belt was stopped, and staff could not get it working.
A visitor gently rocked a jammed plate, and the belt began moving.
The breakdown drew attention to how access depends on systems working and how people rely on one another.
The exhibition continues through December 20, with three artists presenting work during its run.
Finnegan Shannon’s installation at Pioneer Works uses a conveyor belt to present objects for visitors to interact with.
During a reviewer’s visit, the belt was off and then became stuck after staff switched it on.
The reviewer moved a jammed plate, and the belt began moving.
The malfunction highlighted the installation’s focus on fragile systems and their effects on disabled people.
The exhibition continues through December 20.
- Who
- Artist Finnegan Shannon created the installation, and Pioneer Works organized the exhibition.
- What
- A conveyor belt in the installation stopped working during a visit, then began moving after the reviewer shifted a jammed plate.
- When
- The article was published October 12, 2026; the exhibition continues through December 20.
- Where
- Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn.
- Why
- The installation considers the fragility of systems and the consequences of their breakdown for disabled people.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ariana Martinez placed small objects in dishes on the moving conveyor belt for visitors to touch.
The conveyor belt was off, and staff switched it on.
The belt became stuck, then started moving after the reviewer gently rocked a jammed plate.
The exhibition continues at Pioneer Works.
- Artist
- Finnegan Shannon
- Venue
- Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
- Conveyor belt length
- 12 feet
- First-month artist
- Ariana Martinez
- Exhibition end date
- December 20
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