Fiesta Transformer

Hetain Patel s first car was a 1988 Ford Fiesta gifted to him by his father as he turned 17. For the artist, born in the UK to immigrant Indian parents, the passing of a car between generations provided him with his first taste of independence. In this new work, the artist turns his hands to a newly acquired 1988 Ford Fiesta of the same specifications as his original car to create his first sculpture. Manufactured in England, this car stands as a symbol of working class Britain, a native body, albeit here