There is a lot of 'art' surrounding the skate industry some good, some bad, some in-different... It's refreshing to see an original idea that works on the premise that all of our old decks have a soul and if there was a way to make
them live on, or recycle them we should. Haroshi has done just this, by
using his old decks and making them into beautiful works of art that I
would be proud to hang at home or even at Lifelounge.
“Skate decks eventually see its life shortened by snapping, cracking
and/or wearing out. Purchasing new decks is a never ending cycle and
this was evident by the tower of old decks that were reaching to the
ceiling of my room. We can’t throw away these decks because they hold
sentimental meanings to us. I looked at these unusable decks every day
and thought there must be something I can make with these.
I decided to make some accessories with the old decks and this was
the birth of Harvest. The works of Harvest are through the perspectives
of a skater and as an artist. As a skater, I want to take responsibility
of reusing skateboards when they were no longer useable. Also, as an
artist I want to explore the possibilities of what can be done with
skateboards.
We see the care and effort that a skater can have for his/her deck
and we also acknowledge the origins of a skateboard. We believe that if
the small things we do can connect to sustainability then we’re doing
something right. We’d be satisfied in our effort when people look at
products and start thinking of ways to recycle.”
The images of the works as I am sure you will agree are beautiful. They were taken by Brandon Shegeta, go visit his site!
Via ~ SlamXhype