Rich Gilligan, the photographer behind the poster campaign and future exhibition for Open House Dublin: ARCHITECTURE ALIVE!, has just announced the availability of his new publication DIY.

DIY can be described as a movement within skateboarding which operates outside civic and societal norms. Through the utilisation of skater-constructed spaces, which are ordinarily, an adaptation of existing, but often abandoned, terrain in both urban and rural settings, the modern skateboarder transcends the need to exist within a more conventional environment.

Utilising found materials, these unauthorised and often illegal temporary constructions have fascinated Gilligan, who has spent the past four years tracking down these ephemeral spaces throughout Europe and the US. His pictures show how skaters and DIY builders free themselves from the constraints of societal rules, creating their own domain in which to practice this peripheral pursuit.

For more information and to purchase a copy of DIY please visit the website.