In this kinesthetic sculpture I explore the oppositions of innocence and ignorance against death and destruction. My work expresses the idea that war is a bloody, inescapable cycle. As the viewer spins the wheel they contribute to the onward motion. They spin it joyfully just as a child spins a top. The horizontal wheel is also a carousel; it reflects two distinct cycles; the cycle of war, and the maturation of child to adult. Small children play with toy soldiers without truly understanding their meaning. In this piece I sought to capture this element of the grotesque. As a young child happily plays with soldiers and emulates killing, he or she unknowingly embraces the violence and horror of war. The carousel also reflects the idea that we (perhaps unknowingly) ceaselessly enter new cycles leading to war. We fail to learn and mature. Ultimately the joy of childhood is murdered by the atrocity of war. The corroded scrap metal represents the destructive and inexorable war machine. As we spin the wheel, we are both the victim and victimiser.