“I came across Sidewalk Surfer magazine - a leading British skateboarding publication at the time. I was drawn to the image on the cover of a man mid-trick hovering above the ground. He had been photographed in the glow of a streetlight in an urban space empty of people. I saw the image as extremely seductive; it suggested magic, a sort of urban alchemy, and it represented an expansive freedom and open space. I bought the magazine and asked my parents for a skateboard for my 16th birthday along with a 411 video about ‘How to Skateboard’.”

Dani Abulhawa. Skateboarding and femininity. Pg12