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Drive-by-shootings
Drive-By-Shootings by Studio Kinglux “ I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen.” — J.G. Ballard
If a man’s home is his castle, what then of the second most expensive purchase he is likely to make? His car – the silver placed and aluminium plated consumer item, has been marketed to transcend its four wheels and become an aspirational status symbol, a marker of wordly success. Ford Zetecs line suburbia, silver Mondeos parked next door. Blacked out Range Rovers reserved for the faux-elite. And what of the in-betweeners and outsiders? The ones who want to display something else using their vehicle as the medium? The ones who want to express their patriotism? Devotion? Fanaticism? Education? What too of the ones who love their cars enough to allow them to be destroyed in the name of entertainment? This book contains portraits of a few of those people. May they charm motorways and remake their own metallic worlds one vinyl sticker at a time.
Studio Kinglux www.kinglux.co.uk Studio Kinglux is a trends, culture and fashion bureau fascinated by modern life.