Anne Roininen: CAR SHOW
Light art installation of and about cars and cities, 2017
Car Show (2017 – 2021) is a light sculpture made from trash cars.
Our relationship with cars is changing all the time. In terms of ecology and the way we use cities, cars have gone from a symbol of luxury, to objects which divide opinion. Cars now are as linked to air pollution and lung disease as they are to the freedom of the open road. By turning the cars into light sculptures, Roininen seems to be summoning mechanical ghosts. These cars appear abandoned, lost and from another age.
Visual artist, MFA in Time and Space, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, b.1981, Lives in Helsinki, Finland
Information
Artwork finished in:
2017
Dimensions of the work: Minimum 1-3 cars.
Spaces suitable for exhibiting the work: Outdoors; Outdoors, under a roof; Cold space (eg. a shed, a silo etc.); Semi-heated space; Heated space.
Work’s durability: Sub-zero temperatures, rain, humidity-
Requirements for the space: Dim (light enough for walking).
Colouring requirements: Insignificant.
Electricity consumption: Standard mains current (10A/16A).
Support and other structures: The work includes all the necessary structures.
Required technology: Basic 20W led lights, fog machines.
Sound: No sound.
Building time and people required (estimate): 1-2 person, half a day.
Artist's presence: Artist or their representative must be present during building.
On-site building: Assembled on-site.
Seen before at: Southbank Center, London (UK), LUNA Media Art Festival, Leeuwarden (NL), EVI Lichtungen (DE), Arvika Ljus! (SE), LUX Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Espoo, Seinäjoki, Jyväskylä, Vaasa, Pori (FI).
