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Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Fifteen Australian surfing legends will feature in a special new exhibition at Surf World Gold Coast to be officially opened by Gold Coast City Council Mayor, Cr Tom Tate, on Monday, 25 June from 10.00am.
The innovative exhibition uses iPad applications to showcase 13 champion surfers and two pioneering surfboard shapers from the 1960s to the present.
“Basically, we have married a contemporary digital device, the iPad, with archival material to present some key figures in Australian surfing history in a modern way,” said Surf World Gold Coast Chairman, Jak Carroll.
“We were lucky to be able to access the services of local publishing house Morrison Media, which had knowledge of surfing and expertise in digital technologies, to put the project together.
“Overall, we believe using iPads will appeal to younger visitors to the museum and especially school groups.”
The 13 featured surfers reads like a who’s who of Australian surfing and includes world champions such as Nat Young, Mark Richards and Layne Beachley. The two featured shapers – Bob McTavish and Simon Anderson - were at the forefront of revolutionary advances in surfboard design.
“One of the most difficult tasks was choosing who to feature,” said Carroll. “Eventually we decided to feature a few key surfers from each decade since the start of serious competition surfing in the 1960s.”
The exhibition is funded by the Economic Development Branch of Gold Coast City Council as part of Council’s ongoing support of the museum.
“The Gold Coast Council helped establish Surf World and has been instrumental in ensuring it continues to highlight surfing culture and history through exhibitions such as this,” stated Cr Tate.
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