Jim Whiting
Jim Whiting«s pneumatic mechanical installations illustrate the rudimentary physical properties of
technology. His re animated wash tubs, driving bedrooms, and roving over coats, represent the
natural extension of the biomechanical world to the existing structural mechanical world. His self
described muscle technology (a self constructed cylinder consisting of fire hose) parallels the
human-like endeavors of his creations. As advancements in technology challenge the current
relationship we have to machines, his work reminds us that we model technological achievements on
our own human systems.
