As said in the last post, I found myself working as much as I can on the concept of car crashing. Been reading newspaper articles about crashes, text from surviving victims and witnesses to visualize as much as possible what it's like to be in a huge car crash.
I decided that I would include some works influenced from the idea of banger racing and destruction derbies, where the idea of impact between metal and metal is celebrated in its highest form.
Above are some of the experiments (I promise I get a larger picture of my favourite one showing some Escorts MK2). In these works the atmosphere of a banger race is captured with the combination of engine oil, dirt, plaster and charcoal.
The larger ones, showing cars which have been involved in fatal car accidents were left to try at the studio, so again images of those would come later on.
Currently my studio looks like a scrap yard, with loads of photos from accident sites stuck on this cold, Magnolia wall. I see an installation in the making...:D As the ones familiar with my work knows, I rarely keep text out of my work, and the following just proves it.
More about cars tomorrow. Promise. It's too late, and I still need to read some of "Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk to get in the mood for tomorrow's studio session.
Nice!!!
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