SOAPBOX is an ongoing City of Hobart initiative that gives a voice to writers and artists from the community. The work is showcased as billboards in Mathers Place, Hobart.

Writing Our Worlds was a 2021 collection of creative storytelling by young Tasmanians with multicultural backgrounds.

This particular bag features collage art by Rupa and written work by Ratu ...

I am from a small island

From sunny days and long nights

I am from the flats where

Noises and loud stamps are shared

The plants whose long limbs I remember

As if they were my own

I'm from Baju and Kurung and Jubah

From parents and brothers

I'm from praying at night together

Sharing the same meals

I am from Singapore and the Malay people

From Ramadan and Eid

Once the exhibition was finished, the billboard material was passed on to us and re-crafted into this Limited Editon run of tote bags.

The billboard vinyl is super sturdy and the bags feature either webbing or rope handles. They are 59cm wide x 36cm deep with a 59x10cm base.

$10 from the sale of each bag will go towards supporting the awesome community work of the Migrant Resource Centre in Tasmania.