Huracan time travel
Here is the story of how a Lamborghini Huracan ended up in the heart of a village in Pattambi, Palakkad, as part of the Italian sports car company’s global art and photography project
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KOCHI: Couple of months ago, in a small village near Pattambi, Palakkad, a curious teenager was wandering at dawn, collecting baby coconuts to make a little toy car. As he looked up, he saw something hiding in the lush green shrubs eyes shining, its fluorescent green camouflaged against his village’s inky greenery. When he saw the sports car smiling back at him, the boy almost believed he was dreaming. Kerala-bred, Bengaluru-based artist Vimal Chandran’s entire village woke up to this visitor from the future that day – a Lamborghini Huracan Evo Verde Mantis, one of the most acclaimed 5204 cc sports cars from the Italian manufacturer.
Lamborghini’s promotional campaign showcases a slice of Kerala and its culture
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January 19, 2021 19:16 IST
The campaign, ‘The Meeting Place’, is made by Vimal Chandran and Sharan Velayudhan for the Italian car major’s global photography and art project, ‘With Italy, For Italy’
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A still from ‘The Meeting Place’
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The campaign, ‘The Meeting Place’, is made by Vimal Chandran and Sharan Velayudhan for the Italian car major’s global photography and art project, ‘With Italy, For Italy’
The green Lamborghini Huracán EVO vrooms through a rustic landscape as paddy fields, a temple, art forms, untarred roads, traditional households and curious onlookers seamlessly blend into the frames. Putting Kerala and its culture centre stage is ‘The Meeting Place’, a film by visual artist Vimal Chandran and cinematographer Sharan Velayudhan, as part of the Italian car major’s global photog