1000 Surfboard Graveyard. Art: Christopher Anderson.
WANTED: 1000 BROKEN SURFBOARDS.
Many of us know that the eventual fate of a surfboard is limited to landfill.
In a sense, landfill is the graveyard for the objects of our heavily materialized throw-away society.
This includes the surfer’s most valuable piece of equipment – the surfboard. My project, 1000 Surfboard Graveyard, aims to provoke new ideas, have fun, and generate fresh conversations about the sustainability of high performance surfboards; including their carbon emissions, non-renewable resource consumption and disposal into landfill.
As an Artist/Graphic Designer I am trying to collect and install 1000 broken surfboards on Garie Beach, like headstones at a graveyard. The installation will provide an epic image that will be used in conjunction with Surfrider Foundation Australia for further promotion.
The project has only just begun…
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For more information about the project and donating old/broken surfboards call Christopher at 0400 235 412
The progress of the project will be on exhibition as a part of SRD Change 11 National,
Graduate Sustainable Design Exhibition, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney. Aug 1 – 12.
SRD Change 11 National
