The Museum of Club Culture is pleased to present a photographic
exhibition of The Detonators Car Club by Ross Trevail
Preview
12pm – 4.30pm on Sunday 15th June 2014
Exhibition
continues until Sunday 3rd August 2014
Open
weekends 11am to 4.30 pm or during the week by appointment
The
Detonators photographs by Ross Trevail were shot over two years from
2012 to 2013 in and around SE London where most of the members of the
Detonators club are based.
The
Detonators continue the tradition of 'hot rodding'. Hot rods
were a very special breed of American vehicle, they were described as
Jazzed up Jalopies and date back to to the mid1930s to the mid1950s.
Available auto parts from Ford’s to Chevrolet’s were mixed,
modified or rebuilt to produce better performance – as speed was
the name of the game.
That
tradition of hot rodding is maintained by a number of car clubs in
the USA and UK one of those the Detonators has its roots traced back
to the late '30's in Riverside, California.
The
Detonators Car Club South London were formed in 2001 following a trip
to California by four of the founder members and a chance meeting
with one of the original members of the Detonators.
The
exhibition of photographs at The Museum of Club Culture shows
the club ‘on duty’ at weekenders and club meets and also the
quieter images of them relaxing in the café where they regularly
meet.
Ross
Trevail is a Scottish photographer recognized for his black and white
portrait and documentary images of subcultures, musicians and family.
In 2013 he was commissioned to shoot a series of Black and White
portraits for the Museum of London as part of their jewellery season.
The exhibition entitled ‘Tomfoolery’ and consisting of 7 large
black and white portraits, was displayed as a solo exhibition. He has
also been exhibited at the Royal Academy in 2008
