The oldest and most organic skate park in the whole
world, in the undercroft of the Southbank Centre, is under threat of demolition
to make way for a Starbucks with which the Southbank Centre plans to fund their
new ‘Festival Wing’ refurbishment project. It has stood for over 40 years, becoming
known as the birthplace of British skateboarding, and has given the area a
revolutionary boost in art and culture ever since. Long Live Southbank is a
campaign aiming to preserve the park which has gathered over 100,000 petition
signatures in support of this, but still needs all the coverage and help they
can get to overrule the corporate actions of cultural vandalism.
David Hewitt, photographer and skateboarder, had his camera at the ready.
Recording the artistic actions of the tricks performed at the undercroft, the
commendably dignified and formal efforts of protest and personal insights of
park users & viewers over different media forms, David aims to aid the
protest in any way he can.
"The Undercroft", Photograph, (matte photo paper) 84.1 x 118.9 cm
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