Car Splash, a series of screen prints, appears to document a romantic or even heroic moment. What might be the record of a wave as it breaks on the shore, or an abstract expression of painterly angst, is in fact the product of more everyday
phenomena: the abstract splashes in these images were created by car drivers carelessly manoeuvring their vehicles through giant puddles on rainy days. Being the victim of a car’s splash on such a day causes minor annoyance to pedestrians going about their walking. Car Splash elevates this moment to one of sublime painterly beauty.
TV Car Splash further develops the theme of the Car Splash images. The three-monitor DVD installation features footage appropriated from TV car adverts and a TV show title sequence. The splashes have been removed from their original environment and posited onto a black background. Each of the short splash sequences is looped for continual play.
Car Splash
Right: Carsplash 1, screenprint on Lustrelux paper, 45x62cm, 2003
Below: TV Car Splash, 3 screen DVD installation, 2003
