For two years, I have been collecting and recording lidar scans of abandoned and wrecked vehicles on the streets of Moscow—in courtyards and on industrial territories of the city.
The exhibition is the culmination of research into the urban environment and the documentation of abandoned vehicles.
The project offers the opportunity to view the object not merely as a malfunctioning vehicle, but as a form of information and memory accumulation.
The final exhibition, featuring Objects 1 and 2, will take place at the Zotov Center at the end of June.
Object 1
In this work, the automobile ceases to function as a means of transportation and begins to operate as a repository for the traces of daily life and memories.
Object 2
The work reinterprets the machine as a container of memory and a carrier of spatial experience—a point in time.
The automobile is presented in vacuum packaging as a preserved moment of time. The photograph placed before it is its only visual perspective.
Objects found near the real automobile are incorporated into the composition as material markers of context and traces of everyday surroundings.
Object 3
Instead of observing a derelict car from the outside, the viewer finds themselves inside—at the presumed point of its «gaze.»
The frontal and side shots create a sensation of a static observer, one unable to move. Each video lasts five minutes before transitioning to a view from a different abandoned car.
Catalog Website
An important addition will be a website catalog showcasing all the machines found during the research. The catalog will be interactive, linking to works associated with each machine—resin sculptures, views from the machine, vacuum-sealed packages, etc.
Furthermore, an interactive map will allow visitors to see the location of every machine featured in the catalog. All of this will be accessible via a tablet within the exhibition space.
