Sonic Boom
2018
WASHINGTON D.C.
DURATION 27: 21
In Sonic Boom, Pinder initiated a spiritual journey that ended up in the very location where it began. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1909-2011) treated active and veteran military members, among others, through the wars of the 20th century in Washington, DC. In front of the decommissioned hospital, the artist wheeled a 1970s muscle car, purchased from a local military veteran, accompanied by a local brass band playing a New Orleans-style dirge. The pit crew elevated the car on jack stands and removed its wheels, before Pinder entered and accelerated the stripped vehicle to its limit. Spectators watched as flames threatened to end the work prematurely. The crew rolled the car’s wheels back to where the procession began, while the band continued to play.
ARTIST
Jefferson Pinder
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Orlando Pinder
Amir Price
VIDEO AND SOUND EDITOR
Paul Deuth
AUDIO TECHNICIAN
Alexander Larson
CURATOR
Virginia Shore
PIT CREW CHEIF
Tremone Dixon
PIT CREW
Doyin Ayo
Lauren Wilson
Adrian Black
Tonyé Jamabo
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Monroe Isenberg
MECHANIC
Thomas Lucas
SUPPORTED BY
Halycon Festival "By The People" Washington, DC