Hacking the Streets

Sangam Sharma

About the film

This experimental video deals with the appropriation of urban space and the perception of architecture by the subculture of skateboarders. The book: “Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body” by contemporary architectural theoretician Iain Borden provides the notional basis for the film. A dense visual texture of manipulated found footage of various skate videos is accompanied by an elegiac sound composition. The spatial urban reproduction of skateboarders is reviewed by artistic means. Associative spaces of thought unfold, Haptic perception of space serves as a buzzword.

Additional Info

Language(s):

English

Production Credit:

Sangam Sharma

Format:

4:3

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