Cultivating A Future For Skateboarding In Penang

By Liani MK

October 2023 FEATURE
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photos by Arieff ZafirHARD SLAMS REVERBERATE from the morning all through the night at Youth Park—echos of wheels meeting asphalt and ramps. While I nurse my spine and sense my muscles tense as I watch the melee of skateboarders fearlessly flip and roll, I absorb the glee etched on their faces. This must be what freedom and youth looks like.Eyes glowing with excitement, the skateboarders discuss the sport they love, including my photographer-partner, Arieff Zafir. Arieff is a licensed skateboarding...

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Liani MK

is an independent writer, journalist and artist whose works span areas of language, film, culture, indigeneity and migration in Southeast Asia.

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