Felix Melia (a 1ina100 artist) explains some of his current inspirations:

"This is a piece entitled "Big Wheel" by the installation and performance artist Chris Burden. It connects objects in a mobile state and a stationary position, and highlights the thin line that connects violence and serenity. The video shows an active yet immobile motorcycle causing a large three tonne wheel to spin, that eventually achieves such a speed it appears not to be moving at all. This piece draws upon a violent burst of energy, whilst simultaneously creating a hypnotic spectacle. Whilst we understand the implications of the wheels gigantic potential energy and therefore it's potential for destruction, in it's this fixed rotation it begins to have meditative qualities."





"This duality puts me in mind of the romantic image of the motorcycle within culture generally and americana culture more specifically, the idea that the speed of a powerful machine is the key to a kind of freedom channelled through reckless abandon is an archaic but interesting one. This work, and some of Burden's performance works reminded me of Jason Jessee, a legendary motorbike riding, gun toting ex pro skateboarder. The almost split second nature of this clip where Jessee narrowly avoids an injury gives over a similar idea of the strange containment of a mass of energy."