Met Damion Fuller of Deus Ex Machina today and discussed angles, themes and options. Damion suggested the show might consider how surfing, surf culture and a love affair with the beach has given Sydney a distinctive social identity.
Crowd surfing from Sydney’s Big Day Out website
Certainly surfing has transformed culture in numerous ways, influencing fashion, advertising, literature, music, bands and to some extent a particular way of thinking about and carrying ourselves – typified in a kind of laconic individualism, self mockery, informality and iconoclasm.
Tony Edwards’ Goodvibes image from the amazing miles ago web site
Damion Fuller also runs the great Board Collector web site.
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