Seldom does one come across a scene of or similar to bodies grotesquely crammed into a dumpster when walking down the streets of Chicago, Paris, or Hong Kong. Mark Jenkins took advantage of these rare sights, and mass-produced them worldwide, instilling in us incredulous bewilderment. The contemporary artist has created his own unique form of renegade street sculpture, the consequence of which fluctuates based on the viewer. The lack of appropriate response some of these sculptures deserve directly affects the obliviousness of our society. For one to walk past a man in the middle of the sidewalk wearing a sleeping bag over his body and not say anything is baffling. The bystander has obviously not fully comprehended the image he just witnessed, or is either constantly in the presence of people who chose the newest sleeping bag to a set of clothes. And far anyone to not inspect, report or even acknowledge that which appears to be a dead body, is inhuman in itself. Therefore might one say that humanities progression towards blind coherence, apathy, and obliviousness is making us something other then human? Jenkins claims his work has no immediate message, and just offers that “if it gets urbanites to question the authenticity of their surroundings [it’s] good.” Whether he admits it or not, the art holds a clear message, because like any art, it’s meant to be viewed, and reflected on. The sculptures get you to think, and interrupt the actuality and realness of the reality around you. Jenkins and his kind of reckless thinkers are the abnormality our world needs to remain normal—and for humankind to remain human.
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