Trophies of the City

4–31 July 2008,
Gallery «Atelier № 2”, Moscow

Trophies of the City

Irina Drozd

The installation “Trophies of the City” is made up of various skins that represent cars. Since ancient times Man has always boasted of his own achievements using their tokens as decoration for his dwellings.

Animal skins, weapons, carpets would be hung on the walls, but today one of the main trophies is – the car. The “iron horse” is the stuff of dreams, money is saved for this object of love.
The more prestigious the horse/car, the more respect is commanded on the road... Over time, the car is changed and yet more expensive ones are bought. The feeling of happiness that we enjoy when
owning a new, expensive trophy is so important for us! However, the object of great value that today is raised to the status quo, tomorrow becomes a ghostly memory buried in a scrap metal yard...

It seems to us that we are the owners, but the desire to possess often turns out to be slavery.