This piece was originally initiated by a series of unethical
disciplinary meetings referred to as "mentoring sessions" that
my wife was forced to attend at her university. The
installation explores how our government and university agricultural
experts advised farmers in the 1970’s to "get
big or get out," and the consequences of following that
advice. In this installation, two ladders extended
to a corncrib filled with shelled corn. A chair was
attached to the end of each of these ladders and each rung
was transcribed with a quote. Reaching out of the corn
was an arm cast in beeswax.
