The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Sheila McGinnis

2008

Vinyl, acrylic, paper

This sculpture began with the intention to create a physical representation of how I imagine ideas are created. What started as a womb-like bubble, quickly began to fall apart despite my attempts to save it. My frustration building, I decided instead to cut it apart. While the result is far from optimal, its insides and origami “babies” spilling out onto the floor, the idea machine became a metaphor for how ideas can often go tragically awry, and yet work out in more surprising and interesting ways.