Vicious Circles

steel, graphite, beeswax
30” x 30” x 2”
2019

1.
Six assault rifle 30-round magazines arranged in a circle. The Kalashnikov AK-47, based on a German WWII precursor, is the most widely-used automatic rifle of this type in the world; over 100,000,000 (one hundred million) have been produced since its introduction in the late 40s.

It is inexpensive, reliable, and easy to use. Its purpose is to slaughter human beings.

2.
A single circle of razor wire. A successor to barbed wire, razor wire, usually in stainless steel helical coils, is designed to prevent trespass and to rip flesh and clothing. It has been increasingly used since the 1960s for a variety of military, commercial and residential security applications.