Switch-Foot UK Exhibition

Switch-foot is much more than a book, just as surfing is much more than a sport. An Australian publication that struck a chord with surfing enthusiasts around the globe, Switch-foot is now coming to the UK. A cast of the contributors, including Sketch Holiday, Albe Falzon, George Greenough and Thomas Campbell have provided their original art, unseen footage and signed images for an exhibition at the Driftwood Gallery, Newquay, for August 17th and 18th

Producer Andrew Crockett summed Switch-foot up: There is something really beautiful about surfing pre-professionalism, 1976. Surfers were innocent and the style was pure and harmonious, without a thought towards competition, careers, media coverage and the whole machine that is alive and well today. I think Switch-foot gives a glimpse into that lifestyle and that style of surfing, but it definitely isnt all about the history.

For those with a genuine interest in surfing, names such as Greenough and Falzon will already mean a lot. Albe Falzons beautiful photographs from the golden era of surfing, made famous by the cult filmMorning of the Earth. Images from Dolphin Glide, the latest film from world-renowned cinematographer George Greenough, will also be shown. San Diego artist Harry Daily (alias Sketch Holiday, Harry the Hat), the man behind the cover of Switch-foot, will be touring Europe, bringing his highly collectable art to England for the first time.

Aside from the Driftwood show, you can also check the action out at the Zed Shed in Falmouth on August 10 and 11, and St Merryn village Hall on August 4th - at which Switch-foot will combine with local subculture photographers, artists and musicians and also show some previously unseen visual footage from George Greenough. If you are in London, check out Saturday August 25th at the LCB surf store.

However you see surfing, these four events, brought to you by www.switch-foot.com and Stranger Magazine, are sure to add some stoke to your summer.