Culture: July 2008 Archives

MAX HAMILTON EXPLORES THE INTIMATE WORLD OF CHINESE SKATEBOARDING.

With a camera slung over his shoulder and unable to speak a word of Chinese, Max journeyed through Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen in search of signs - any sign - of skateboarding. Slowly, a scene emerged; a small one, yes, but a proud and tight-knit community of committed skaters, obscured to all but the most discerning eyes by the smog, bustle and scale of these three sprawling cities.

HOW DO YOU REPRESENT THE EMOTIONAL BALANCE OF OUR NETWORKED PLANET?

If we look hard enough - or not hard at all at times - then we can know how a person living thousands of miles away, who we’ve never met before, and no doubt never will, is feeling.