Yann Gross
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010I came across Yann Gross while flicking through photography magazines in the library and discovered several amazing projects. Gross’s work is about “identities, dreams and senses of belonging to communities“. I will start off with Kitintale, series on the first skate park made by youths in the East of Uganda.
The first Ugandan skateboarders were inspired by television, and as there was no concrete in the town to practice on they built a skate park by their own hands without any help from the government to overcome boredom. This keeps the youths busy, and combats the development of negative behavior keeping them in a good community. The older skaters are seen as role models, teaching the kids about problems like HIV and Malaria, as well as instill values of respect and solidarity.













































