THE CARS WE DROVE INTO CAPITALISM

(ON THE TRACKS OF THE GLORIOUS PAST)

An exhibition in four parts

Pistori Palace, Bratislava (within the European Month of Photography)

2021

Photographs, objects, video screens

Curated by Eva Marlene Hodek

This exhibition is a follow-up to Missirkov/Bogdanov’s documentary The Cars We Drove Into Capitalism, exploring the phenomenon of Socialist cars in Europe nowadays. The film tells the stories of various Socialist car owners across the continent — collectors, fans, restorers, museum owners, yound and old, men and women. For all of them these cars are not just outdated tin cans, but a vehicle to pursue their dreams, to express themselves or to build a personal “time machine” transporting them back into their youth.

The themes of illusions, dreams, phantasma, present and past are developed in a variety of media, creating a complex mixed-media installation. The film-like narrative of the exhibition is structured in four consecutive parts.