Wayfinding at pedestrian crossings in Melbourne’s CBD where pedestrians are most likely to be face-down on their phone, much like as I observed as early as 2011 in Busan, South Korea. Like the promoters in Busan, the designers from the City of Melbourne understood the pedestrians and their behaviour – this led to the intentional …
Scavenged plywood. Homemade skate wax. Night skating on a deathtrap. What could go wrong?
I got some toime today to head out in the cold and wet to skate. Lucky me.
Skating during the day is a challenge, given WFH and the COVID-19 restrictions on skateparks here in Melbourne. Under the cover of darkness, I head out for a skate. I only get to skate at night, mostly. #RepossedToSkate #Skateboarding pic.twitter.com/3PY2ZqvEE1 — RepossessedToSkate (@REP2SKATE) April 27, 2020
At the best of times, it’s a challenge to find time to skate. It’s either under the cover of darkness, first thing in the morning or late at night. This time it was late at night. Yes! Let’s skate (and film) together once I’ve found some form, fitness and first tries on this weird thing, …
I’ve formed a three-piece DIY-Garage-Grind-Fam-Core band with my two children. We’re called Puking Love, and we’re love-sick. We sing about all the things that matter to people that are 7, 9 and 40+ years of age – homework, increasing vocabulary, chores, screen time, and more. 'F word' live on #DS106RADIO – MON 30 MARCH, 2020 …
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Riding my new setup: Santa Cruz Tom Knox Discord 9.98″ Deck, OJ Team Rider 61mm, Indy 169. It’s silent, super-fast and a little scary.
I got to skate for about one hour, yesterday. In full daylight, and everything. I worked on the slappy-inspired crooked grind, where I slightly lift the front truck and then place it on the edge of the small ledge. The goal is to grind the front truck while the rear of the board flails up …
I’m just trying to work the ledges out, bit by bit.
New kerb. Old car park. A post shared by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Nov 26, 2017 at 3:49am PST
There’s something about boardslides… Doing this makes me feel all kinds of wonderful. Thanks @parker_life77 for the filming and support. A post shared by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Sep 9, 2017 at 11:05pm PDT
Board thing. A post shared by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on May 20, 2017 at 4:48pm PDT
Passing through The Badlands. pic.twitter.com/j5IEYC3YRw — Rowan Peter (@rowan_peter) May 20, 2017
Analysis of cruel concrete (Detail). Paint, timber on concrete kerb. 15200 mm × 1000 mm A post shared by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Mar 5, 2017 at 1:25am PST
I’ve seen you around. A video posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Dec 10, 2016 at 12:15am PST
Learning a nose thing #Day5 #learningspaces #learningthroughplay #skateboarding #practiseinpublic A video posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Aug 6, 2016 at 12:22am PDT
When time for skating is limited, simply pushing like a maniac and roaring down the road can sometimes be just enough to see you through. A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Mar 13, 2016 at 1:25am PST
Reset #diyskatespot #diyskate #diy A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Feb 27, 2016 at 1:28pm PST Scattered remains #diyskate #diyskatespot #diy A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Feb 27, 2016 at 1:26pm PST They demolished my ledge and even took the steel edge. #diyskatespot #diyskate #diy I’ll sweep up and dispose …
So happy. My little #diyskate ledge has survived two weeks in the suburban wilderness. Even better, it looks like it’s being used by unseen local skaters. A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Feb 5, 2016 at 1:49pm PST
I’ve been inspired by The Build Project and the Cinder Block Ledge by DIY Skate to build a ledge in the stormwater-run-off-turned-bike track (a place I call The Ditch) of a nearby suburb. This blog post documents the process of building my DIY ledge at The Ditch – from inception to implementation. The ditch A photo posted …
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I have driven past this stepped ledge thousands of times. Located in a light-industrial area of a nearby suburb, the ledge can be seen nestled amongst factories that never seem to close. That’s always made it difficult to find a time to attempt skate the ledge. I hadn’t noticed the addition of the barriers until …
Fakies and kick turns in the kidney A video posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Oct 31, 2015 at 9:19pm PDT No one likes rails that rattle. Sunday surgery on sloth. A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Oct 31, 2015 at 8:24pm PDT
Arrived early enough at skate park to bump into council employee who cleans checks the area every morning at 6.00 am. We chatted about the park and the importance of these types of facilities for the community. It’s great to connect with people directly involved in the operational aspects of the facilities you enjoy. Thanks.? …
Morning A photo posted by Repurposed Ruin (@repurposed_ruin) on Oct 23, 2015 at 12:41pm PDT
“What is the strange profound attraction that this rectangular piece of concrete holds for them? Do we now observe the rights of passage of a newly emerging civilisation?” – Dr Eugene D Mander (Public Domain, 1988) “I think skateboarding is a way for people to reassess and redefine everything around them.” – Ian Mackaye “Skateboarding …
Repossessed to skate is the name I’ve given my activity of learning and practising how to skate (again), specifically in the context of ongoing sessions at local skateparks. I’m relearning how to skate so I can show my kids how to skate. Repossessed to skate is about having fun, learning new-old tricks that interest me and …
The Silhouette Story. Chapter 3 – Some birds on some wires, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. The Silhouette Story started from a response to a blog post. Then came Chapter 1 – My hand which was closely followed by Chapter 2 -The sun and the street light. Now Chapter 3 – Some birds on some …
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