THERE IS A HOUSE in the inner city area of
Redfern that has stood for 132 years.
It has a staircase that is made of wood.
This wood is now old and worn and has been painted and stained and vanished many, many times.
It would be
impossible to estimate how many feet have trodden up and down these stairs but
the evidence of these journeys is present in the wear of the
tread.
So this staircase needed a refresh. It needed some care and a new
look.
And then a smart, articulate
artist called Yiorgos said...”Why don’t you paint them fluro yellow?” “Why
not!” was the response.
The paint was
purchased but only after a long debate at the paint store about what was being
done. (Everyone has an opinion.)
The stairs were scrapped and sanded and filled
and sanded and undercoated and sanded and THEN FINALLY painted.
Not once, not
twice but three times.
AND NOW there is
a stair case that looks like its made of butter.
