Tour Van Detritus

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Title

Tour Van Detritus

Description

A collection of digital photographs depicting items left in a band tour van after dozens of trips, and the materials adorning the vehicle itself. The van was a modified full size Chevy cargo van used by independent musical groups—rock bands—from Bloomington, Indiana, for touring in the United States and Canada. Accrued items were routinely claimed and removed, or boxed and stored after each trip—or when too much had piled up.

The primary bands who used the van routinely were The Coke Dares, The Impossible Shapes, John Wilkes Booze, and Magnolia Electric Co. There was significant member crossover amongst these bands and 2003-2013 represented a heavy-touring era for the groups. On March 16, 2013, Jason Molina, the singer songwriter for Magnolia Electric Co., died after not actively playing for some years. He had a strong influence on the decor of the van and his personality is evident in many of the materials attached to the walls and ceiling. He was notorious in the group for collecting weird trinkets and bits of nature, abandoning just-purchased books, and generally being a packrat. But he wasn't the only one. This collection is the culmination of many individual contributions representing the odd needs and fixations of humans spending most of their time in a van.

Creator

Peter Schreiner photographed the items.
Members of the bands: John Wilkes Booze, Impossible Shapes, The Coke Dares, Magnolia Electric Co., Whippoorwill, Cadmium Orange, The Karaoke Machine, Cinnamon Girls, The Sands, Bowery Boy Blue, Thousand Arrows, Memory Map, Push-Pull, Fat Shadow, Apache Dropout, Thee Tsunamis, Tammar, Early Day Miners, Watson Twins, Moonface, Blk Jks, Dreamers of the Ghetto, The Vallures, Jens Lekman, Neophytes, Throwing Stars, Puppy vs, Dyslexia, Medusa, The Hollows, Open Sex.

Publisher

Peter Schreiner

Date

Items in the collection: Circa 2003-2013
Collection created: 2015

Contributor

Members of the bands: John Wilkes Booze, Impossible Shapes, The Coke Dares, Magnolia Electric Co., Whippoorwill, Cadmium Orange, The Karaoke Machine, Cinnamon Girls, The Sands, Bowery Boy Blue, Thousand Arrows, Memory Map, Push-Pull, Fat Shadow, Apache Dropout, Thee Tsunamis, Tammar, Early Day Miners, Watson Twins, Moonface, Blk Jks, Dreamers of the Ghetto, The Vallures, Jens Lekman, Neophytes, Throwing Stars, Puppy vs, Dyslexia, Medusa, The Hollows, Open Sex.

Rights

All Rights Reserved

Format

jpegs

Language

English

Type

Collection

Coverage

United States, Midwest, Early 2000s

Collection Items

Chevrolet Express Van
Chevrolet brand, Express model, utility van, modified.

Power Adaptor
Car adaptor to convert one 12 volt power socket into two.

Keys
Four dirty and rusty keys on a rusty key ring.

Hand Sanitizer
2 fluid ounce bottle of Target brand instant hand sanitizer.

Coins
Slimy plastic baggie of United States coins (tips).

Sun Drops
Plastic bag of Sun Drops chocolate candy from bulk section of grocery store.

Match Box
Outer cover of a 250 count box of Diamond brand matches.

Road Atlas
Mangled United States road atlas, missing cover.

Paper Skeleton Torso
Twisted midsection of paper skeleton.

Laundry Detergent
100 fluid ounce container of Purex brand Free & Clear laundry detergent.
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