Abandon Normal Devices is a festival of new cinema, digital culture and art (runs until 2nd September). It's located at many venues around the city with Gorilla, First Street, MadLab and the Lionel Dobie gallery among them.
The photo is of the Empire Drive-in last night which was originally a spectacular concept of Brooklyn artists Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark and set up in San Jose. This first appearance of it in Europe has involved a dozen other artists and craftspeople.
Rows of scrapped cars provide the audience with seats and the cinema screen is mounted on stacked freight containers. Bands that performed soundtracks yesterday included Gnod, Plaster of Paris and Blue on Blue. This was followed by a showing of RoboCop.You can catch further in-car installations and film showings today and tomorrow.
All very post-industrial and a brilliant way to reuse some consumer car wastage. For more events go to the site: www.andfestival.org.uk
See also the Signs, Signs blog for a selection of weekly signs around the world.
One of the things I wanted to do in the US and didn't do was to visit a drive-in movie. Looks like I might get my chance.
ReplyDeleteYes, but don't take your car! Actually there is a car park next to it...But it's only a short walk from the Deansgate / GMex tram stop.
DeleteSounds really cool!
ReplyDeleteDifferent, though actual functional drive-ins seem to have gone the way of the dodo.
ReplyDeleteSuch great fun!
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