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Holding a Mirror up to the Outsider

24 May 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Kinda sweet when the Shibuya skatepark bans the dinky skateboards that are for sale by all-and-sundry shops in Harajuku these days. What elements of (now …
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Ghetto Royal Skateboarding

15 Aug 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Tembisa
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Poster for the Ghetto Royal Skateboarding Session, 17 September, in the Tembisa township. Appropriation of language, culture – lets shred Tembisa 1632 indeed.
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Ramped

More of the SMP Skatepark, Shanghai.
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Sk8 Tehran

20 Mar 2010
In: Street Hacks, Tehran
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Hacked together skate park on the edge of Tehran. My guide for the day anonymised.
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Contextual Advertising

14 Mar 2010
In: GRF, Kobrasol
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Some skate parks have better views than others.
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Sk8 Kabul

28 Oct 2009
In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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A few pics of Kabul’s first skatepark – Skateistan that is taking shape. With the infrastructure now in place – including classrooms and changing facilities …
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Scars, Residues

25 Jul 2005
In: Design Inspiration, Shinjuku
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Scars as evidence of past activities. Upper photo from legs of young female skater at EDIT skate park (Experimental Development Inner-City Tokyo) in Shinjuku, lower …
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Bodily Scars

24 Jul 2002
In: Design Inspiration, Shinjuku, back of
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Scars as evidence of past activities – legs of young female skater at EDIT skate park (Experimental Development Inner-City Tokyo) in Shinjuku.
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