[NEW BOOK] Build and Destroy @daviddebeyter ‘s new book is out! After spending 6 years within the big bangers’ community, David De Beyter reveals in images a certain beauty in their destruction gesture consisting in demolishing cars. “In Flanders, between 2014 and 2020, David De Beyter gained acceptance and trust in the “Big Bangers” community of stock car enthusiasts who demolish or burn vehicles that would otherwise be consigned to the scrap heap for the beauty of the gesture and the sheer nihilistic pleasure of the spectacle. Each wreck resulting from this destructive practice is called an “auto sculpture” in the community’s lingo. De Beyter’s immersive project thus involved a combined artistic and anthropological approach, as is evident in Build and Destroy. (...)” 23 x 32 cm Soft cover Printed dust jacket recto-verso Red hot foil stamping 176 pages #daviddebeyter #buildanddestroy #bigbangers #photograhy #photobooks #filmphotography