Hoo Roo Project

My interest in this project began with my personal conflict around identity. I wanted to understand: Why do I matter? What voice do I project? How can one live a life fulfilled out of making?

My grandfather, my Opa, built things. Houses for people to live in. However mundane manual labour may seem, his work left a lasting impact on the people of Dandenong.
This is where in an attempt to connect to my history I create a reference to Dutch painting, as well as investigating Dandenong and its part in my identity.
Retracing his steps I wanted to show aspects of his life in a process of abstraction and re-contextulisation. Visiting his old office, golf courses he frequented, the streets he lived and built on. As he would say in his strong accent, Hoo roo. Hoo roo to legacy, Hoo roo to memories.