images by shafik kadi | @shafik
victor solomon of literally balling uses the technique of kintsugi, traditionally applied to ancient japanese pottery, to embellish the cracked courts of south los angeles. the artist elevates the space with gold-dusted opulence while maintaining the broken pavement and the roots of the fast-changing neighborhood. this method reminds visitors that basketball transcends class and remains universally accessible, even through such a polarized and uncertain time as 2020. victor solomon continues: ‘to celebrate the sport of basketball as a universally accessible, class-agnostic, race-indifferent platform — and its ability to bring people together to heal in this important moment, my team and I renovated a dilapidated court in south los angeles, filing it’s cracks with gold dusted resin inspired by the historic process.’
