FINDING A LINE: Culebra Skate
The Finding A Line organization is proud to partner with the island of Culebra in the realization of a public gathering place for music, art, skating, collaboration, and food. This video represents a work in progress - a visual diary of the team’s initial site visit and meet and greet with the local community. Finding A Line synthesizes an exchange of overlapping medium: visual and social art evolving in real time as artists collaborate and cross pollinate, skill share and resonate.
We create space.
Thumbnail: Artist/Builder Ben Ashworth skates La Perla Bowl created by Artist/Skater Chemi Rosado-Seijo.
VIDEO GUIDE
0:00 – 3:08 - 2021.07.10 - The team arrives in San Juan and meets up with Artist/Skater Chemi Rosado-Seijo - he takes them to skate La Perla Bowl and an historic street plaza.
3:08 – 5:02 – 2021.07.11 - The team travels to Culebra and prepares a BBQ meet-and-greet with the local community.
5:02 – 6:52 – Artist/Builder Ben Ashworth demonstrates the philosophy of interconnected communities, skill sharing, resonating, and creating space.
6:52 – 8:17 – BBQ and music with the island community – meet and greet with the team.
8:17 – 14:00 – Artist/Builder Ben Ashworth addresses the community and introduces the team’s philosophy and vision for the project.
14:00 – 15:27 – The team enjoys an evening in Culebra.
15:27 – 16:44 – 2021.07.12 - Artist/Sculptor Mike High creates a scale model of a skateable object with beach sand at Flamenco Beach.
16:44 - 17:53 – Builder/Musician Dave Muterelli demonstrates a possible plan for a skate area within the existing park.
17:53 – 20:40 - 2021.07.13 - The team goes to a remote beach, discovering a concrete yard along the way! Followed by a BBQ at Jackie’s place.
20:40 – 21:31 – Indoor skating, because the team hadn’t skated all day. Culebra needs a skatepark!
21:31 – 23:37 - 2021.07.14 - Dave and Ben attempt to fix a tape measure before a site visit – Ben would like to know the width of the running track for scale when using overhead imaging of the site.
23:37 – 29:16 – The team visits the actual site of the future skatepark and brainstorms ideas based on the actual topography of the site. Ben Ashworth and Chemi Rosado-Seijo discuss the idea of a “Batey” - a sacred gathering place – as inspiration for the site’s design.
29:16 – 34:25 – 2021.07.15 - The team visits Barceloneta Skatepark back on Puerto Rico.