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Paradise by Phil Hayes

A vibrant mixed-media art surfboard featuring a kangaroo illustration, layered stencilled patterns, sunset imagery, and bold pop-culture graphics. Blending Australian iconography with contemporary urban motifs, it creates a striking sculptural piece that bridges nostalgia, culture, and modern street-art energy.

100cm x 23cm

This work blends the sun-drenched nostalgia of Australia with the layered visual chaos of Hong Kong—the two places that shape my sense of home. The kangaroo anchors the piece in the landscape I grew up with, while stencilled patterns, pop-culture fragments, and urban symbols reflect the rhythm of the city I live in now.

The sunset scene becomes a memory loop, a reminder of everything warm and familiar, contrasted with the graphic portrait below—an icon of modernity, irony, and cultural remixing. Together, these elements form a playful yet reflective narrative about identity, migration, and the strange comfort of carrying multiple worlds within you.