chris labrooy explores auto elasticity with twisted and tangled cars in tokyo
all images courtesy of chris labrooy

 

 

 

UK-based artist chris labrooy continues his auto elastic explorations with a new series inspired by japan’s capital city and kisho kurokawa’s nakagin landmark capsule tower. ‘tokyo’, a follow up to labrooy’s ‘tales of auto elasticity’ previously featured by designboom here, draws on japan’s rich car and animation culture.

 

 


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video courtesy of chris labrooy

 

 

 

four vehicles — a honda NSX, datsun 240Z, datsun skyline GT-R and the toyota AE86 — are digitally distorted, stretched, twisted and tangled as they drive through the empty urban landscape. the video and accompanying graphics sees two passing cruisers suddenly interlock in a strange sculptural geometry, a yellow toyota elongated to accommodate two cartoon characters in its void, and an electric blue datsun sliced in half as it hovers in mid-air. 

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two cruisers interlock in a strange sculptural geometry

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a yellow car is stretched to feature a void at its core 

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two animated characters are placed within the elongated center of the car 

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an electric blue datsun is sliced in two, while its upper half hovers in mid-air

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the series draws influence from japan’s capital city and kisho kurokawa’s nakagin landmark capsule tower