I have been very fortunate to work with artist Roman Ondak during the installation of his exhibition Roman Ondak: The Source of Art is in the Life of a People at the SLG. The title of his exhibition is taken from the inscription on the nineteenth century marquetry floor designed by Walter Crane, which is usually hidden under the wooden floorboards in the main gallery. Roman Ondak has chosen to expose the floor piece alongside three of his artworks. One of these is a series of blown up pages from a 1960s text book outlining social codes of behaviour, relocated high up on the gallery walls. After employing sign writers to paint the original text the artist invited young people aged 12-18 (the ages of his two children) to add interventions. The young people came as groups from local schools, as part of the gallery's Art Assassins youth collective and other gallery youth forums, as well as individuals from the local area. They were elevated by scaffolding towers and skyjack machinery to just below the gallery ceiling, donning hard hats and high vis jackets whilst they worked. There were no limitations on what they could write or draw, as long as the material they used was graphite.

For more information about the exhibition take a look here