Mapping the skate spots of the New Milan
When the low and continuous sound of the skateboard's wheels on concrete is interrupted by a trick or a jump, a kind of cathartic silence sparks in the air - like when the drum roll stops - you know you have to turn your head and enjoy the show. Skating as an identity and culture is necessarily linked to the territory in which it is practiced: every bench, intersection or sidewalk influences the style of a skater and shapes their vision on the board. In this sense, the urban context is what unites and distinguishes skater communities around the world, an identity changes from city to city from neighborhood to neighborhood. To explore the identity of Milan, nss magazine - in collaboration with Vans, on the occasion of the release of the Ray Barbee by Leica collection - asked five photographers to shoot the iconic places and iconic skate spots of their neighborhoods. You can browse the overall result in this interactive map that highlights how even in the same city, there is no street identical to another. André Lucat shot the Lambrate district, Davide De Martis "DeFuntis", Leica Ambassador, with his perfectly symmetrical lens, chose the City Life district. Stefano Ciriello has, instead, immortalized the most iconic spot in the Milanese Skate scene: Stazione Centrale. The reportage is completed by Rodrigo Garcia Delgadillo and Federico Trivella, who respectively shot Isola and the area between Bocconi and Porta Romana.
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