Brand: Wax Off & TCSS Location: Bondi Beach, NSW Key Features: The visual goodness everywhere Photographer:Kane Grosvenor Can you visit: Nah, she’s done for the year. But hit the link for more images of the whole weekend.
Last weekend, 1st Feb, saw the birth of TCSS’ first festival offering titled, ‘Local Produce’. The festival is an in-depth look into all the moving parts that make up Critical Slide. An expressive offering through Art, Music, and Surf ~ With a non-serious dusting on top ~ Proving to be an enjoyable time. Part one of the festival (or I should say Day 1) was for Wax Off.
Critical partnered with ‘Wax Off Collective’ a group that rounds up 30 artists within the surfing realm for a yearly group show, with 50% of art proceeds being donated to Surfrider – a not for profit organisation that aims to protect Australia’s waves and beaches through Conservation, Activism, Research and Education.
‘Russian Nights’ was the chosen space for the evening. Set in Bondi, the secretive and peculiar space allowed us to open the doors for the first time to something of this kind. Crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the space, for the one night only, with the RN proving to be a hit.
The exhibition itself saw works from the likes of Jack Irvine, Rad Dan, Chris Hope, Paul McNeil, Georgia Hill and many more. Musical offerings were partnered with the group show, lighting up the dance floor early was our good mates The Jim Mitchells and Third Eye Stimuli, followed by the set of the evening from Body Type. Lastly, Irvine and Rad Dan cooled the evening down before it was time to shut up shop.
