Souvenir (series)

2021
Metal on board
46cm x 46cm [box framed]

I was out in Vic Park and saw a big skip bin full of demo materials from a refurbishment. There was a big old metal sign sticking out of it. I was immediately attracted to the worn colours of the hand painted sign.

The ‘yellow’ side said, “Australian Souvenirs” and the other ‘white’ side said “Hotdogs and sausage rolls”.

I obviously took the opportunity to nab it, cut into cool little sections and create a little legacy to some Australiarna.

Out on the patio we'd sit,

And the humidity we'd breathe,

We'd watch the lightning crack over cane fields

Laugh and think that this is Australia.