These tire burnouts are becoming more common on Nova Scotia roads. My father called them “fool’s signatures”; I call them redneck art. I’ve never been a fan of graffiti, and have similar feelings about tire burnouts. I understand the need for people to express themselves, but don’t understand the waste of money and resources. Also, I’ve never seen the need to deface buildings and roads. What’s the point?
On the other hand, they sometimes have charming designs, and to quote Crocodile Dundee: “Ah, it’s just kids out havin’ fun.” There seems to be no putting the genie back in the bottle–graffiti and tire burnouts are here to stay.
I photograph things like this because they are cultural phenomena and I have an interest in the human-altered landscape. Tire burnouts tell us a lot about the times we are living in.
