Inspired by a dream, Harrod Blank, seen here, spent two years designing and decorating his "
Camera Van." This car is covered in old Polaroid cameras, color TV monitors and antique models. Using Kodak Instamatic cameras, Blank wrote the word "Smile" on the top of the van and created a replica of the camera on the van's driver's side. After completing the van in 1995, Blank drove across the country from California to New York, taking pictures. The artist and filmmaker made his first art car at the age of 16.
(Hunter Mann)