A big thank you goes out to Huck Magazine for giving the zine a push yesterday.
Zine:Anti-Skateboarding Devices Marc Vallée. 24 pages, A5, printed and stapled. Published by Marc Vallée. First Edition 2012. Edition of 50. Numbered and signed by Marc Vallée. Printed on FSC certified paper stock which is chlorine free. £10. Buy From Big Cartel.
Don’t worry folks! The zine will be back from the printers in a week or so and you will be able to get a sneak preview of it at The Photocopy Club exhibition at Beach London between the 22nd and 25th November 2012.
Come and celebrate the publication of my new zine on anti-skateboarding devices. There will be a pop up exhibition, talk & debate, beer, tunes and of course everyone will be able to buy a copy.
Talk:Olly Zanetti, writer and journalist specialising in environmental issues, urbanism and political cultures will be a guest speaker on the night. Olly will be talking about skateboarding and the city along with yours truly. The talk will be chaired by Channel 4 Random Acts film director and journalist Leah Borromeo.
Nearest Transport: London Bridge (10 mins) for Underground and National Rail. Tower Hill (15 mins) for Underground and DLR. Bermondsey (10 mins) for Underground.
Production of my next zine has started. My designer has been very busy and above is the draft cover. I will post more as we move forward over the next few weeks. The plan is to have it out by the end of November.
Towards the end of 2011 I started to document anti-skateboarding devices and architecture. These devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities with the aim to reshape individual and group behaviour. The motivation is to discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space.
This slideshow is an edit of the project so far with some quotes from academics Mike Davis and Iain Borden to give context.
You can also listen to me here debating anti-skateboarding devices, architecture and the privatisation of public space at the Defence of the Public Realm event held in June 2012. The debate was part of the London Festival of Architecture.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 01.04.12. Anti-skateboarding devices on the Spitalfields Estate on Sunday 1 April 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 15.09.12. Anti-skateboarding architecture near the Shell Centre on Saturday 15 September 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices and architecture are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.09.12. Anti-skateboarding devices near St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday 13 September 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.09.12. Anti-skateboarding devices near St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday 13 September 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.09.12. Skateboarder Dylan Leadley-Watkins
at the undercroft on the Southbank on Wednesday 5 September 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.
