THE CAR-WRECK [2012]
Documentation performance
Fabriek Lijm en Cultuur, Delft

Duration: 10 x 30 min talks during 2 days material: car, airbag, blower, bench
Commissioned byL ID11, Car Art Festival, Delft

In 2009 I went with 10 friends in 2 cars to the Biennale in Venice, and on the way back I crashed our Opel into a concrete block at an exit on the german highway. Not 1 time, but 2 times in one night.

The Car-Wreck is a performative installation that resonates the Venice accident. People were invited to talk for 30 minutes about emergencies they experienced. During this talk they faced a car that was smashed in, baring the same license plate, NV-HB-87. Coming from the broken windows a constantly blown up airbag resonated the moment of impact.

Martijn

Beth Special thanks: Arnau, Andrea, Beth, margot, Paul, Ditmar, Martijn, Eva, Eva O. and Ting-Tong