Stories from Harrisdale
We spoke to eight young people from Harrisdale Senior High School about their dream jobs, growing up in the peaceful area of Harrisdale, their family backgrounds and what they’re most grateful for.
Funded by the City of Armadale, My Art, My Armadale was a storytelling project in which we heard raw and authentic experiences of young people within the Armadale community. With guidance from local artist Julie Fearns-Pheasant, students from Armadale Senior High School, Cecil Andrews College, Harrisdale Senior High School and Kelmscott Senior High School have had the opportunity to create a visual self-portrait using acrylic paint on canvas. Exploring themes such as individuality, identity, family, friendship, passion and nature, the students engaged in conversational interviews with Luisa Mitchell from Centre for Stories, about what it is like being a young person living in the City of Armadale.
We spoke with eight young people from Harrisdale Senior High School: Aleena and Khushi, Vannila and Davika, Gwenneth and Tamari, and Emily and Keina. They shared with us their dream jobs, feelings about growing up in Harrisdale, their family backgrounds and what they’re most grateful for.
ALEENA & KHUSHI
DEVIKA & VENNILA
THIMIRI & GWYNETH
KEINA & EMILY
Featured image on right: Vennila and Devika. All photos by Luisa Mitchell.
Sound engineering and music by Mason Vellios.
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This story was published on 4 May 2023.