Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
For Folkestone Triennial, Assemble worked closely with the local skateboarding community, including the operators of the new F51 Olympic standard Skate Park, to design a series of nine skateable sculptures in a grouping and location that emphasises how skateboarding is a deeply social activity.
Here, in this short film, Assemble talk their journey of transforming a natural meeting point into a skate destination. Experts in social engagement, Assemble spoke to local skaters to identify their wants and needs to create these brutal, but subtle, interventions.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-triennial
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
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Instagram: CreativeFstone
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#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #Assemble
For Folkestone Triennial, Assemble worked closely with the local skateboarding community, including the operators of the new F51 Olympic standard Skate Park, to design a series of nine skateable sculptures in a grouping and location that emphasises how skateboarding is a deeply social activity.
Here, in this short film, Assemble talk their journey of transforming a natural meeting point into a skate destination. Experts in social engagement, Assemble spoke to local skaters to identify their wants and needs to create these brutal, but subtle, interventions.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-triennial
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: CreativeFolkestone
Instagram: CreativeFstone
Twitter: CreativeFstone
#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #Assemble
