When Stonehedge was created, its builders used stones — making the space all about stone and light. Cycles and spirits. Seasons and sacrifice. Today, the “beings” that dominate our physical and energetic landscape are (arguably) cars. So it is no surprise that artist Jim Reinders has re-invented Stonehenge with scrap vehicles. The sculpture of sorts, which is fittingly called Carhenge, attracts thousands of worshippers — ahem, tourists — every year to its home in Alliance, Nebraska.
You may find this interesing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrKNbGg2gs&feature=related
It’s ‘The Secret Life Of The Engine’, part of a series from the 1980′s.
The final scene shows a funeral precession in which the internal combustion engine is laid to rest at the centre of a large car henge.