Pleasure comes in many forms, one of which is through commodities—the material products we often feel we simply cannot do without. My subject in recent videos has been the car.
In light of the general anxiety our culture feels at the threat of having this convenient product removed from middle-class culture, I have been exploring my almost unconscious attachment to my car. Without it how many events, opportunities, and errands would I be unable to attend to with ease? In this recent work I have brought my self-perceived reliance on my car and its effect on my life to a tactile and heightened level.
