Piotr Malecki

Photographer and Filmmaker

www.piotrmalecki.com

Automobile America

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School: Wajda Film School, Poland

Intersection on the highway. Phoenix, AZ

A mobile home at the trailer park in Venice, FL

Owner of a Ford F150 resting be...le America project in progress.

Owner of a Ford F150 resting between his car and the door to his motel room. Madison, Georgia. Image part of Automobile America project in progress.

View from the bus in Miami, FL

Fairgrounds in Phoenix, FL

Weekend get-together of car lovers in Phoenix, Arizona

Vintage car racing at the Tucso...system - older white Americans.

Vintage car racing at the Tucson Dragway. Cars from 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's owned mainly by well off pensioners, beneficiaries of the previously generous American pension system - older white Americans.

Car racing trophies belonging t...aces at at the Tucson Dragway.

Car racing trophies belonging to Dan Olszewski are standing next the tv set showing a commercial. Olszewski is a hero of vintage car racing, who ofter races at at the Tucson Dragway.

Children dressed up during &...al car wash center. Phoenix, AZ

Children dressed up during "Hunted Car Wash" Halloween event at the local car wash center. Phoenix, AZ

Farmer David Laurence, 68, with...at his farm in Weston, Georgia.

Farmer David Laurence, 68, with his beloved '79 Chevrolet Malibu at his farm in Weston, Georgia.

Street in central Phoenix, AZ

Long luxurious car hissing on the highway. Phoenix, AZ

Children of hispanic immigrants...bile homes. Garden City, Kansas

Children of hispanic immigrants repairing their toy car at the trailer park. Over 5% of people in Kansas live in mobile homes. Garden City, Kansas

Vintage car racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Car jumping competition during the Lowrider Car Show in Miami, FL

Rural road in the evening near Tucson, AZ

Vintage car racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Shot of the private photo book ... racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Shot of the private photo book belonging to Dan Olszewski, hero of vintage car racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Roadkill. Georgia

At the motel room. Georgia

Model posing by the heavily tun... Lowrider Car Show in Miami, FL

Model posing by the heavily tuned and embroiled '57 Chevy on display on the first day of the Lowrider Car Show in Miami, FL

Client and waitress at the roadside diner, Inverness, FL

Men talking on the street in central Mami, FL

Car wash in the night.
Fort Myers, FL

Drive-in counter of a fast food...the interstate highway. Georgia

Drive-in counter of a fast food restaurant at the rest area of the interstate highway.
Georgia

Vietnam war veteran and other l..., place accessible only by car.

Vietnam war veteran and other locals at the bar deep in the forest in north Florida, place accessible only by car.

Motel at night. Florida

Yellow sports car at the desert...ping mall on Sunday. Venice, FL

Yellow sports car at the deserted car park by the shopping mall on Sunday.
Venice, FL

Mexican-American man and his ho...rse trailer. Dodge City, Kansas

Mexican-American man and his horse are running from the coming storm, for shelter at the horse trailer. Dodge City, Kansas

Local road through forests near Inverness, FL

African - American children pla...a parking lot. Atlanta, Georgia

African - American children playing on a parking lot. Atlanta, Georgia

Homeless man's tent und...te highway in Atlanta, Georgia.

Homeless man's tent under the Interstate highway in Atlanta, Georgia.

Man lighting a cigarette at the...e interstate highway in Georgia

Man lighting a cigarette at the parking lot at the rest area of the interstate highway in Georgia

Local road passing through the wilderness. Georgia

Client at the roadside restaurant. Chiefland, Florida

Traffic on interstate highway in Georgia.

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Thumbnail of View from the bus in Miami, FL

Thumbnail of Weekend get-together of car lovers in Phoenix, Arizona

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Thumbnail of Car racing trophies belonging to_races at at the Tucson Dragway.

Thumbnail of Children dressed up during &_cal car wash center. Phoenix, AZ

Thumbnail of Farmer David Laurence, 68, with _ at his farm in Weston, Georgia.

Thumbnail of Street in central Phoenix, AZ

Thumbnail of Long luxurious car hissing on the highway. Phoenix, AZ

Thumbnail of Children of hispanic immigrants _obile homes. Garden City, Kansas

Thumbnail of Vintage car racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Thumbnail of Car jumping competition during the Lowrider Car Show in Miami, FL

Thumbnail of Rural road in the evening near Tucson, AZ

Thumbnail of Shot of the private photo book b_r racing at the Tucson Dragway.

Thumbnail of Model posing by the heavily tune_e Lowrider Car Show in Miami, FL

Thumbnail of Client and waitress at the roadside diner, Inverness, FL

Thumbnail of Men talking on the street in central Mami, FL

Thumbnail of Car wash in the night.   Fort Myers, FL

Thumbnail of Drive-in counter of a fast food _ the interstate highway. Georgia

Thumbnail of Vietnam war veteran and other lo_a, place accessible only by car.

Thumbnail of Yellow sports car at the deserte_pping mall on Sunday. Venice, FL

Thumbnail of Mexican-American man and his hor_orse trailer. Dodge City, Kansas

Thumbnail of Local road through forests near Inverness, FL

Thumbnail of African - American children play_ a parking lot. Atlanta, Georgia

Thumbnail of Homeless man's tent unde_ate highway in Atlanta, Georgia.

Thumbnail of Man lighting a cigarette at the _he interstate highway in Georgia

Thumbnail of Local road passing through the wilderness. Georgia

Thumbnail of Client at the roadside restaurant. Chiefland, Florida

Thumbnail of Traffic on interstate highway in Georgia.

Public Project

Automobile America

Date of Work Dec 1969 - Dec 1969

Updated Mar 2019

Location USA

Topics Art, automotive, car, cars, Conceptual, Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Feature, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

If Aliens were to descend on this planet in the 21st century and witness the vast number and variety of colourful vehicles whizzing around the roads they could be excused for thinking that it is the automobile that is in charge, not the smaller, two legged creature sitting at the wheel, steering the cars.
This photographic journey across the USA is an attempt to capture the enormous impact that cars have had on modern life. America, the home of the mass produced motorcar, is the most striking embodiment of our love affair with the car; an object that continues to inspire passion and a sense of identity in its owners.
I travelled around the United States on a number of trips, and was struck by America's unique relationship to what could arguably be called one of the main forces behind its economic might and global influence.

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