Hydrodynamica: Remember the Future

[bgreen]

Anyone planning to go to Hydrodynamica: Remember the Future:

Blurb is:"The Loft 9 Gallery in San Diego is presenting, Hydrodynamica: Remember the Futurean overview of the influence Bob Simmons had and continues to have on modern surfboard development. Curated by Richard Kenvin, we loaned RK our twin keel-finned, Simmons Sandwich model. On view through March 9, 2012".

I was sent some still photos and there is at least one paipo on display (twin finned Froiseth style board).

Bob

[Poobah]

Haven't made it by yet. Here's some more info:

http://loft9gallery.wordpress.com/

[rodndtube]

Damn interesting exhibit. It sure would be nice to get a connection between the foam/glass paipos and what appears to be a wood bellyboard (early in the Loft9gallery blog) and the Simmons/hydrodynamica display and story. I didn't see any explicit narrative on the blog site. Anybody up to doing a freelance interview with some of the particulars at the gallery?

[Poobah]

At a different museum...the Mingei, a Carl Ekstrom two part chair was exhibited. Both parts looked very ridable. Keep in mind that it was made in 1970....around the birth of the sponge bellyboard. Here's a link. Scroll down and click on the thumnails of the red chair.

http://hydrodynamica.blogspot.com/2011/ ... ei_16.html


Now I'm tempted to make a plywood chair that can be ridden....the piece without the big slot.

[bgreen]

Speaking of designs that resemble paipo. I came across this Hawaiian feather cape which reminded me of a HPD.
It reportedly was given to James Cook, the English navigator.

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[Uncle Grumpy]

A write up and more photos here:
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/hydrody ... -san-diego

[rodndtube]

Just an innocent question... are these just "art girls" or is this the short is better movement trend for surfer girls in San Diego?
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Gallery/hydrody ... ica5-20362

[Uncle Grumpy]

Looks like your basic "dressed up" hipster artist surfer girl/friend these days.
Works for me.

[PaipoRick]

The hipsters were riding paipos before there was even such a thing as a paipo.