Inverness student's striking art inspired by car crash
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A STUDENT shaken by the horrific aftermath of a young driver’s car smashing into the side of her house has turned the alarming experience into a piece of art.
Linda Odd, who studies art at Inverness College UHI, was shocked by what she saw outside her home in Evanton.
The 63-year-old said: “You see so many young people behind the wheel and they’ve got their foot down going for it. They don’t realise the consequences or how badly other people can be affected.
“The boy was OK but the main body of the car was stuck into the house and creating a fire hazard so it was removed a couple of hours later. All the bits that smashed off were left lying in the garden.”
The student then decided to assemble pieces of the written-off car, including a bit of bumper, an inner wheel arch, and a Cadbury Flake wrapper she believes flew out on crash impact, and turned it into a sculpture.
She said: “Police later told me the young driver told them ‘I wasn’t racing’ so that’s the title of my piece.”
She said people were “shaken” to see the bits involved in the crash.
She added: “A few young lads recognised the pieces as belonging to their friend so they took some pictures and Snapchatted them to him.
“I want to send a message that young drivers must be careful and this sculpture is provoking a lot of reaction.
“That’s what art’s meant to be, isn’t it? Provocative?”
