ARTicle: 5 x 5 Vernissage

A normal Friday night usually consists of a) going to the bar, getting smashed, maybe losing your pants; b) staying in, watching some brain-dead reality TV show of either people singing to become the next one-second wonder or people buying/restoring houses you’ll never be able to afford; or c) sleeping, eating, wanking, delete as applicable.

However, last Friday night, Method took option D, spending the evening checking out/gawping at some of the best photography from the last 25 years of snow shralping from such renowned shutterbugs as Mark Gallup, Calle Eriksson, Vincent Skoglund, Bud Fawcett and last, but by no means least, Frode Sandbech. With the likes of Terje Haakonsen, Dani "Kiwi" Meier, David Pitschi, Tomi Toiminen and many others in attendance, the Boite Noire Art Gallery in Biarritz was bustling with people keen to party and mingle with the Sprocking Cat, plus feast their eyeballs on some damn snazzy photos too. We drank lashings of beer and Arrogant Frog wine, and chowed down on delicious cupcakes from Cupcake Folie whilst basking in the glow of some seriously cool photography and photographers.

Our Senior Shooter Frode Sandbech was in the house METHOD memorabilia Rasmus getting it done Party-time! More people making party Kiwi and Pacome Allouis de Electric Jan Prokes, Volcom Snow TM and one of our main supporters, thanx for everything homie! Terje, METHOD Art Director Inigo Zapiain & Asst AD Thrilly Tom Rasmus still working hard Pacome and the Arrogant Frog Ayane & the rest of the Boite Noire homies The owner of the gallery, Ayane & Terje Our favorite pooch Odin also made an appearance Party people!
YUM! Kiwi Ayane David Pitschi Pacome Terje

If you missed it, don’t get your panties in a knot, 5x5 = 25 years of Snowboard Photography is a new initiative by Method Magazine to bring some of the best photos from the last 25 years on tour in Europe for the next 12 months, travelling to a long list of cities in Europe to educate the masses and tell the rich history of snowboarding. A full list of showings will be up soon on www.methodmag.com so make sure to stay tuned!

Thanks to Volcom and La Boite Noir Art Gallery for making this happen! Thanks to Ines from Cupcake Folie for all the yummies.

Words by Caz Cowley
Photos by Thrilly Tom & TAG