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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

Interweaving movement and narrative, “Thriving in Decay…?” examines the relationship between large-scale cycles of decay and the historical development of BMX and skateboarding.  Having a solid understanding of how BMX and skateboarding have been influenced in the past is crucial for their future development, since popular over-simplifications can easily lead participants astray from addressing those factors which matter most.

 

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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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