Making people wonder is probably the only way to get them out of their daily grind for some seconds. However getting this done is really hard as mainstream advertising’s daily business is to break rules and cross even the most delicate borders.
A very intensive way is to do a performance on the streets as face-to-face human-to-human is the most emotional approach. But this takes a lot of time and energy. Mark Jenkins found a way – he did not put himself on the street to get the message across, but employed dummies to this job for him. Out came some really disturbing stuff.
The installations of Mark Jenkins evoke a different perspective and transport the viewer into a different reality. A reality where anyone can be Mark Jenkins.