Maxwell Anderson: Downside Skate Jam

Maxwell Anderson
Bemojake

Downside Skate Jam documents a single night at the Downside DIY skatepark in Tottenham Hale, capturing a community-driven event shaped by music, weather, and shared effort. Printed cheaply and assembled by hand, the publication reflects the ethos of the space it depicts, informal, inclusive, and collectively maintained.

Anderson’s photographs focus on atmosphere rather than individual heroics, presenting skateboarding as a social practice rooted in participation and access. The Downside park, built beneath an overpass and sustained by volunteers, functions as both physical site and social framework. By aligning its form with its subject, Downside Skate Jam operates as both record and extension of a local scene, foregrounding community as the central organising principle.