Roo

Phil Hayes

This surfboard is my love letter to the Australia I grew up with and the Hong Kong I used to call home. Blending street-art stencil work, tattoo-style illustration, and those unmistakable kangaroo vibes, it's a mash-up of cultures, memories, and the weird in-between space you live in when you're far from where you started. The Aussie road sign pops like a glitch in the city—something familiar in a place that moves at hyper-speed. Painted in layered blues and abstract geometry, the board becomes a nostalgic daydream: part coastal freedom, part urban buzz. It's a reminder that even when life pulls you across the world, home somehow keeps riding along with you.

A playful collision of culture and motion, this sculptural surfboard transforms a familiar object into a wandering storyteller. Layered with hand-painted motifs, stencil work, and tattoo-like illustration, it blends whimsical Australiana—symbolized by the bold kangaroo road sign and detailed kangaroo sketch—with abstract geometry and expressive portraiture. The piece evokes the feeling of travel, identity, and place, inviting viewers to ride between tradition and imagination, where urban art and coastal spirit meet on a single, iconic canvas.

Artist
Phil Hayes
Height
80 cm
Width
19 cm
Medium
Surf Board