Cars Are Everywhere

October 16, 2016

tags: Bangladesh, boy, Brick Lane, Budapest, Canary Wharf, Car in Budapest, Cars Are Everywhere, cars dominate the world., city, London, mechanical omnipresence., ozone pollution is caused by cars and lorries., phil maxwell, photoblog, protected by a glass case, Spitalfields, street photography, The car in a glass case, urban

Car in a glass case, Canary Wharf c. 1990's

Car in a glass case, Canary Wharf 1990s

This car, protected by a glass case, seems to represent the way cars dominate the world. Positioned at the base of Canary Wharf it appears to be canonized by capitalism. The glass case exults the car and deflects any criticism. Cars pollute the air, water and land. The car in a glass case is presented as a sacred artefact which we should all respect and aspire to own.

Car advertisement, Whitechapel Road 2008

If we commit the heresy of ignoring the car then we are constantly reminded of its mechanical omnipresence. We won’t be told that most ozone pollution is caused by cars and lorries.

Car on Brick Lane 2002

Car in Dhaka Bangladesh 2009

Abandoned & burnt out car, Spitalfields c. 1997

Abandoned & burnt out car, Spitalfields 1997

Every day about 3,000 people die and 30,000 people are seriously injured on the world’s roads in traffic crashes. Most of the victims will never own a car, and many are children.