The world has 20 million surfers. A study estimates that the average surfer has 2.75 surfboards. Planet Earth is, therefore, home to 55 million surfboards. Are they all being used? No, some are old, broken or forgotten. The “1000 Surfboard Graveyard” is an artistic project that aims to recycle and give new meaning to planks which will end up in landfill. Chris Anderson is a designer, surfer and artist living in Wollongong, Australia, who wants to generate fresh conversations about new lives for unwanted boards. Broken or old surfboards can have many new lives. Creative chalkboards, showers, restaurant menus, bookshelves, traffic signs, letter boxes, benches, chairs and even fences. The “1000 Surfboard Graveyard” is slightly more innovative and creative. Anderson has started collecting noses, tails, and almost-complete-boards and kicked off his work. Spraying, cutting and re-inventing everything. Suddenly, a coffin-shaped surfboard was produced and tested in the water.

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"1000 Surfboard Graveyard" gives new life to old planks

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