No Comply Photo project

"No comply" an old school skateboarding trick, but also the dictum of a group of skateboarders in Morocco defying gender and social norms. In Taghazout, in southwestern Morocco, the new generation breaths and talks skateboarding. In this small fishing village, one of the country's first skateparks was built in 2017, forever altering its social landscape. Teenagers from across Morocco created a community around this subculture. "No Comply" is the result of years of friendship with skateboarders across Morocco that started in Taghazout, a summer spent camping with them at the rim of the skatepark. It is the outcome of the comradeship characterising this peculiar cluster of youngsters who have decided to reclaim both mental and physical public spaces. They made themselves visible, building bridges across gender and cultural traditions, experimenting with communal living. Year: 2018-2019 - Published in TRANCHES DE VIE – Husson Editeur/Make Life Skate Life.