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author: Jan Brennenstuhl
categories:
- Urban Sports
cover:
  alt: 'Freedom Of Space - Skateboard Culture in Public Space'
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date: '2009-09-22T16:50:31Z'
description: ...is an interesting documentary report about street skateboarding in public space. A must for every skateboarder or urban activist! Take a look...
tags:
- Public Art
- Documentary Film
- Skateboarding
title: 'Freedom Of Space - Skateboard Culture in Public Space'
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/freedom-of-space-skateboard-culture-in-public-space/
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# Freedom Of Space - Skateboard Culture in Public Space

Do you know the skateboarding documentation “Freedom Of Space”? I read about it some days ago and thought, it’s a bit dated, but who cares?!

> When most people think of the word environment, say think of rivers, mountains and lakes - the natural environment. But for most of us, our environment is quite different. (The introduction)

Freedom Of Space is a very interesting film, by Steve Olpin and Tim Irvin, about skateboard culture in public space. It has a look at the street skaters and their social and political conflict with the urban environment and publicity.

The film comments on the modern functionality of urban landscape/ public space and tries to get to the bottom of skateboarding as critical redetermination of our habitat. Well worth seeing!