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Building Gnarnia

navigating the past, present and future of BMX and skateboarding

  • Defined
  • Book
  • Videos
    • “5 Studies”
    • Thriving in Decay
    • Contextualizing
    • Tim & Pat Split Edit
    • Other Riders
    • Tangent
  • Articles&Audio
    • “Foundations of Style” Series
      • Issue #1: “Attack of the Clones”
      • Issue #2: Our Competitions
      • Issue #3: Our Bodies
      • Issue #4: Our Machines
      • Issue #5: Our Terrains
    • Art BMX Magazine: “Thinking Outside the Box”
    • Happy Cat Facts BMX Podcast: Ep. 8
    • One Love Jam 2014 Report
  • About

Building:

verb build·ing \ˈbil-diŋ\

1 : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : construct

2 : to cause to be constructed

3 : to develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base

Gnarnia:

noun gnar·nia \ˈnär-nē-ə\

1 : the mythical fountainhead of shreddage

2 : the spatial precondition for skateboarding and BMX

3 : the context for new style development


Building Gnarnia :

Building Gnarnia is a project to illuminate BMX and skateboarding’s historical influences, engage their current context, and cultivate their future development.
Building Gnarnia takes a multifaceted approach including documentaries, ride edits, webisode series, written articles, live presentations, and a full-length book.
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