Mass of Images (1978)

Mass of Images a recorded performance that does indeed engage black stereotypes perpetuated by the American media In the work Jenkins appears on a set accompanied by a stack of televisions his face obscured by a plastic mask and sunglasses neck wrapped in Americanflagprint scarf and sporting an Adidas tshirt underneath a bathrobe arranged such that only the ID of Adidas is visible The video cuts between this scene and examples of blackface and racist stereotyping from American films and TV Jenkins repeats a mantra as he settles into a wheelchair and wheels himself toward center stage Youre just a mass of images youve gotten to know from years and years of TV shows The hurting thing the hidden pain was written and bitten into your veins I dont and I wont relate and I think for some its too late