I grew in Venice during the 80’s- 2000’s. My friends were surfers, skaters, ravers, punk rockers and graffiti artists. We were latchkey kids from mostly broken homes trying to figure our way in life not just to survive but thrive in a world that seemed built to be against us. Kids from all races, socio economic backgrounds and diverse upbringings, we lived on the edges of a society that did not accept us. Through surfing, skating, raving/punk rocking and street art became the constructs of a world where we could succeed not in the system of societal norm but in a world, we built.
