hard rubbish

hard rubbish is a series of text work stencilled on objects that have been left in the street.
Click here to see the earlier work from this series that is located on the I love St Kilda blog.

Student life for sale

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Overheard conversation – outside the new development in Orr St, Carlton

“It’s a long haul from the old days of student share houses. The places might have been falling down and the furniture often gleaned from the streets but at least they had charm and there was plenty of space to party.

Now they stack them into shiny new developments and charge exhorbitant rent for a single room no bigger than a car space. It’s hard to imagine how those overseas students really enjoy themselves here. see www.transnationalandtemporary.com.au

As for local students, most them don’t move out of home because they can’t afford the rent.”

One more thing

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Overheard conversation #1
“I saw you with the spray can and thought, ‘oh she must be going to paint her car’. Then I thought, ‘it would be great if it was some kid spraying the car lots of bright colours all along the side.’ Is this some kind of art, like an installation?”

Overheard Conversation #2
“I knew the people who dumped this, they just moved out. I lent them my computer table and that was on the street too, but when I went to retrieve it a half an hour later it was gone! People love picking stuff off the street.”

I love St Kilda

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Overheard conversation:

“That is just so St Kilda. Where else would you find something like that in the street? I’m going to take a photo.”
“What do you want to do that for. It’s not a Christmas tree!”

The chair was last seen corner of Robe and Acland Street 2.30 pm, Saturday 4th February.