(EN)
Log Board 8.375
(2021)
• Wood
• 1200 x 800 x 144 mm
• 1 copy
After buying, riding, and breaking dozens of decks over the years, I got tired of mass-produced skateboards. So I decided to carve my own board — from a tree trunk. The process took several weeks, shaping the wood little by little each day, using only traditional hand tools.
This project invites reflection on production methods in a mass-consumption society, saturated with standardized and disembodied objects. The entire process was filmed, resulting in a short film presented at the PSSFF – Paris Surf Skate Film Festival.
(FR)
Log Board 8.375
(2021)
• Bois
• 1200 x 800 x 144 mm
• 1 exemplaire
Après avoir acheté, ridé et cassé des dizaines de planches au fil des années, j’en ai eu assez des skateboards produits en série. J’ai donc décidé de sculpter ma propre planche… à partir d’un tronc d’arbre. La fabrication a duré plusieurs semaines, travaillant le bois chaque jour un peu plus, uniquement avec des outils manuels traditionnels.
Ce projet est une invitation à réfléchir aux méthodes de production dans une société de consommation de masse, saturée d’objets standardisés et désincarnés. L’intégralité du processus a été filmée, donnant naissance à un court-métrage présenté au PSSFF – Paris Surf Skate Film Festival.
For more informations :
louis.souetre@gmail.com
© 2025 — Louis Souêtre
Log Board 8.375
(2021)
• Wood
• 1200 x 800 x 144 mm
• 1 copy
After buying, riding, and breaking dozens of decks over the years, I got tired of mass-produced skateboards. So I decided to carve my own board — from a tree trunk. The process took several weeks, shaping the wood little by little each day, using only traditional hand tools.
This project invites reflection on production methods in a mass-consumption society, saturated with standardized and disembodied objects. The entire process was filmed, resulting in a short film presented at the PSSFF – Paris Surf Skate Film Festival.
(Youtube)
(Instagram)
(TikTok)
For more informations :
louis.souetre@gmail.com
© 2025 — Louis Souêtre