⟶ LANDLINE EXHIBITION AND ZINE BY GRANT BRITTAIN
[ROLE] PRODUCER, DESIGNER, PHOTOGRAPHER
[CLIENT] GRANT BRITTAIN, COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE
[YEAR] 2025
AS CURATOR, PRODUCER, AND DESIGNER FOR J. GRANT BRITTAIN’S LANDLINE EXHIBITION, I DIRECTED EVERY CREATIVE, LOGISTICAL, AND VISUAL DETAIL FROM INITIAL CONCEPT TO FINAL EXECUTION. BEYOND CURATING THE ARTWORK AND PRODUCING THE SHOW, I DESIGNED THE EXHIBITION ZINE, CUSTOM COFFEE PACKAGING, AND ALL PRINT AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND BRING THE EVENT TO LIFE.
MEASURING 5.5” X 8.5” AND PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE. LIMITED TO A SIGNED EDITION OF 100 THIS 40-PAGE ZINE WAS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE AS PART OF THEIR ARTIST SERIES IN 2025.
COMING OUT OF THE VERT-HEAVY ’80S, SAN DIEGO SKATEBOARDING, LIKE MANY OTHER PLACES, TOOK A HIT. FOR SAN DIEGO, THE GENERAL INTEREST IN SKATEBOARDING WAS IN A LULL, AND WHEN COMBINED WITH RISING INSURANCE COSTS, SKATEPARKS ACROSS THE CITY WERE FORCED TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS ONE BY ONE. AS THE '90S CAME AROUND, STREET SKATING EMERGED, AND SKATERS LIKE GONZ, NATAS, AND MATT HENSLEY WERE TRANSFORMING SCHOOLYARDS, CURB CUTS, AND DOWNTOWN AREAS INTO NEW BACKDROPS FOR THE ONCE AGAIN COUNTERCULTURE OF SKATEBOARDING.
THIS SHIFT ALSO CHANGED HOW PHOTOGRAPHERS DOCUMENTED IT. GRANT, WHO HAD CAPTURED SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC VERT IMAGES, HAD TO ADJUST TO THIS NEW TYPE OF SKATEBOARDING AND BUILT A NEW BODY OF WORK ALONG LEDGES, HANDRAILS, STAIR SETS, AND CURB CUTS. THIS ROUGH STYLE BECAME THE LOOK OF THE ERA AND STILL INFLUENCES HOW WE SEE SKATEBOARDING TODAY.