As part of the exhibition Gustav Metzger: Earth Minus Environment (25 June – 4 September 2022), Kestle Barton re- presents Metzger’s Mobbile (1970/2022) —a sculptural work that makes visible the destructive impacts of human activity on the natural world, coming to St Ives Harbour on Sunday 19th June.
Mobbile consists of a modified second-hand car that collects and stores its own carbon emissions. The car’s tailpipe extends into a transparent cube fixed onto its roof. Inside this box, a living plant becomes gradually asphyxiated by the car’s fumes.
