d  a  v  i  s      b  i  r  k  s THE PERSISTENCE OF CRIME, (PREMONITION OF CIVIL WAR), 2011 THE PERSISTENCE OF CRIME is based on two paintings by Salvador Dali: The Persistence of Memory, 1931 and Soft Construction With Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), 1936. THE PERSISTENCE OF CRIME echoes visual and conceptual aspects found in both of these works. THE PERSISTENCE OF CRIME encorporates plastic toy rifles commonly used by children that mimick in their play  the time worn application of aggression for resolving conflicts. Davis Birks, 2011   THE PERSISTENCE OF CRIME (PREMONITION OF CIVIL WAR),  2011 heat altered plastic toys, 39 x 60 x 39 cm. © 2011 Davis Birks. All rights reserved.