Nikki Toole, 'Caroline Dynybil, Skatehalle, Berlin, Germany' 2010, inkjet print.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist.
I remember my first skateboard clearly. It was a hand-me-down
from a cousin and featured a motorbike on the ‘deck’ (board bit you stand on)
with unmistakable red and white branding from a well-known cola company
underneath. I was a spectacularly bad skater-girl – twenty-four years later my
damaged tailbone is still keeping my Chiro in business – and quickly learned
that the safest position for me to remain on a skateboard was sitting down. Of
course it was more difficult to propel myself along sitting down, which was
where my dog Coco came in handy. I would throw a tennis ball and hold onto her
leash as she chased it, pulling me along at the same time. Fortunately for other
dogs, there are more talented skateboarders than myself, as Nikki Toole
discovers. Read more...
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