Why Do We DIY? The Terrible Company
The Terrible Company published an excellent companion piece to Ade Cottrell’s interview with Shaun Boyle of Bournbrook DIY in our latest issue!
The Terrible Company published an excellent companion piece to Ade Cottrell’s interview with Shaun Boyle of Bournbrook DIY in our latest issue! Click the amazing James Collins photo of Stan Byrne at the M32 DIY below for the full article.
Here’s one of many great paragraphs from the article:
Let’s be honest, building DIY skateparks is illicit and extremely anti-social. You are moving in on someone else’s property, building stuff you have no legal right to, and then also skateboarding on it. Think about this: We come along, break the law, use concrete to vandalise something, and then loudly ride all over it calling attention to what we have done. To me, that is inherently funny. I think we get away with it often enough because people just can’t believe the audacity of it. I also think, when done well, what skateboarders bring to DIY projects benefits areas enough that non-skaters just accept it as a price to pay to avoid something potentially so much worse.
Pick up a copy of Hangup Zine 16 to read Ade’s interview with Shaun on Bournbrook DIY.