Michael Merrill,
Ceiling (claire and marc bourgie pavilion), 2010.
Photo : permission de l'artiste | courtesy of the artist

When working in construction, Michael Merrill loved the image of a skeletal frame and its ochre two-by-fours silhouetted against a blue sky, embodying the potential transformation taking place. This fulcrum of transformation is a central theme in his work.

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