A white rectangular paper back rests on a blue cloth. There is a stack of centre aligned sans serif text running down the middle of the page which reads: CATHY BUSBY, TESTDRIVE. IT’S A ROUGH WORLD. USE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT. SAFETY LIVES HERE. GRANDEUR, YES, DELUSIONS, NO. NO BOUNDARIES. STRENGTH LIVES HERE. TO SURE ROAD RAGE ELIMINATE THE ROAD. THE ROAD OF LIVE JUST GOT SMOOTHED OVER. EYELEVEL GALLERY — TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE, artist book, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, 2002.

TESTDRIVE (2002)

This book was the first compilation I made of this collection of car names in the form of photographs. The cover taglines are excerpted from my collection of SUV advertisement slogans.

These images were later exhibited at Eyelevel Gallery March 11- April 6 2002.

Related Readings / Media:

Testdrive, artist statement

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Themes / Topics:

Branding/advertising

Traffic / vehicles / car culture

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