Hybrid

Description

Hybrid is a Skate Urbanism project. Skate urbanism recognizes skateboarding as a positive part of urban life and seeks to integrate skateboarding into public spaces. Hybrid invites Torontonians to appreciate the art of skateboarding and to question what it is we want our shared spaces to be for.

 Artist Pierre Descamps created three sculpture designs responding to the architectural context of sites in Bordeaux, Malmö, and Toronto. Three designs were created to be simultaneously exhibited and interpreted in all three cities. The shapes through inclinations or sequence of surfaces imply body movement, inviting the public to explore and play with the sculptures, offering an opportunity for citizens to reclaim their role in these spaces – not simply as consumers of art, but as artists themselves.

This project is a collaboration with BOARD-O (Leo Valls and Grégoire Grange), Skate Malmö (Gustav Eden), and Public Visualization Lab (Immony Mèn and Ariel Stagni).

 Skate and explore all three Toronto sculptures, and use #hybridskatesculpture2022 to share your art. Find more at www.hybridsculptures.com