Peter Force

My grandfather instilled in me the importance of fairness and social justice. Hallelujah, I’m a bum! is a way for me to honour his memory and to call attention to a forgotten part of New Zealand history that seems as relevant today as it was back in 1932. 

I love the way the acrylic colour mutes these charcoal artworks and transforms them into something similar to sepia photographs or perhaps memories of days gone by.