• PROJECTS
  • War is the Weapon of Mass Destruction

Jim Jenkins

I am an artist who has utilized the element of motion and medium of motors to create kinetic works since 1976.

For example, unlike the repetitive staccato movement associated with motorized sculpture, "Questions" features the element of chance as the unpredictable path of the knife plunges into the wooden base, coming to rest on either the word "DO" or "DIE". These words represent ultimatums that exist both against our enemies, as well as within ourselves. As with any arena of conflict, the base accumulates the marks, and eventually deteriorates, from the continual assault of the weapon.