cars by florian pugnaire

‘freeway storage’ by florian pugnaire, 2009 image courtesy of the artist

‘freeway storage’ by florian pugnaire is a lamborghini constructed from cardboard boxes, discarded by the supermarket.

florian pugnaire’s ‘stunt lab’, 2009, video stills image courtesy of the artist

in pugnaire’s ‘stunt lab’, sequences of individuals performing stunts are captured through video.

expanded crash by florian pugnaire and david raffin

expanded crash by florian pugnaire and david raffin

expanded crash by florian pugnaire and david raffin

expanded crash is a work based on an evolving compression of matter, created by florian pugnaire and david raffini. a 2CV car undergoes an irreversible transformation pushing the vehicle in on itself. ttriggered by an internal mechanism, the car body comes to life at controlled intervals. this deformation of sheet metal is deployed within a temporality, stretched out to the extreme.

the evocative power of the deformations subjected upon the car harks back to illusions of the living machine, the murderous car, and representations of vehicle accidents in literature (stephen king, J.G. ballard) and cinema, particularly in the films of john carpenter (christine) and david cronenberg (crash).

see more animations here and here.

florian pugnaire is part of the group show ‘reset’ at the fondation d’entreprise ricard for contemporary art, paris from january 19th to february 20th, 2010.