James Ciosek Human Hamster Wheel

Human Hamster Wheel comments on the confines of urban living and the habitual, repetitive, sometimes futile, nature of human psychologies and activities which expend vast amounts of energy but in the end go nowhere. The piece serves as a static, interactive, and performative sculpture. Ciosek encourages attendees to Lawndale Art Center’s openings and local performance artists to take a walk on the wheel. Human Hamster Wheel is part of the artist’s Icon and Symbology series which explores meaning via iconic figurative objects, materials, and reinterpretation of traditional symbols.