LA-based artist Geoff McFetridge meditates on creativity in this new short film as he puts together an absolutely bananas human-powered surf bike.
McFetridge built the ungainly cycling contraption – which he describes as “A Human Powered Surf Exploration Vehicle” – to hang on the wall at Patagonia’s California store.
Find out more about Geoff McFetridge at his Champion Studio.
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