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About Me
Day Five
OLIVER SHERIDAN
My aim in response to our group theme of ‘renew’ was to highlight the positive effects that skateboarding can have on a community as well as looking into the benefits it can bring to someone’s health and wellbeing, following on from this idea I narrowed my response to specifically look into the adaptive lifestyle of skateboarders and how they’ve coped with being detached from their usual social endeavours following the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
In an attempt to connect with other skaters worldwide and provide a new, innovative outlet for those suffering with the negative effects of lockdown, a popular company based in America (@theberrics) hosted an online event/competition in which skaters could submit clips of themselves skating inside or around their own homes. All in a bid to win up to 10 thousand dollars. Using an enticing tag line of “we’ll pay your rent for 6 months” and offering the four runners up “250 dollars each and a bunch of other prizes.” The result was a treat to behold and the videos quickly became popular among other skaters worldwide, inspiring many people from different walks of life to connect positively during a hard time using a popular social platform. The following work was inspired by the creativity of these skaters.
To see over 2000 entries to the @theberrics event search #murderyourhouse on Instagram.
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Prints of each poster are available upon request, all profits will be donated to local skateboarding initiatives for kids at the charity focussed skatepark ‘LSTEN’ based in Leeds. you can reach me through the renew Instagram page or by following my personal account @opnwtr
Alternatively, submit a clip of you skating in or around your house and post it to any social media platform, tag us @renew.lau or my personal account and add a comment about what skateboarding brings to your life for a chance to win a free print!
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