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Dec 2015 back issue
by Nikki Toole
Since July 2009, Nikki Toole has been making photographic portraits of
skateboarders around the world. Her subjects are photographed in the spaces
they inhabit, captured in still frontal pose against the textured backdrop of
the urban environment or in landscapes at the edge of cities.
Toole’s portrait project is driven by the desire to understand and commune with
her subjects. She is interested in the forces of identity that define the lone
skateboarder. “Many skaters speak of a solitary mind space while skating; of
entering into another state of consciousness.” Toole says. “To make these
portraits I asked the skaters to place themselves within this meditative space.’”
Over 300 skaters were photographed over 3 years. The project toured as an
exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery of Australia and is now a book
published by Kehrer Verlag.
Aaron Farrugia. FITZROY AUSTRALIA.
Akinari Soga. FITZROY AUSTRALIA.
Andrea Casasanta. OSTIA ITALY.
Bryce Campbell. LONDON UK.
Carlo Iannotta. OSTIA ITALY.
Carlos Espinoza. LA USA.
Caroline Dynbil. BERLIN GERMANY.
Dan and Laura. FITZROY AUSTRALIA.
Esther Godoy. FITZROY AUSTRALIA.
Justin Pendleton. LA USA.
Karina Espinoza. LA USA.
Karina Espinoza. LA USA.
Luis Herrera Gaitan. MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.
Lukas Danek. PRAGUE CZRep.
Nicholas Kusturin. OSTIA ITALY.
Nick Oats. MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.
Sean Connolly. FITZROY AUSTRALIA.
Yvonne Pechtl. BERLIN GERMANY.
