Students have been invited to explore different topics. The choice of the theme was up to them. After brainstorming through different ideas that travelled from environmental issues, through diversity and inclusion, the choice landed on a topic that students titled as “Explore your inner self”. The mural represents an encouragement to look within to find your true voice and your true self. They worked in groups, three to be specific, and we decided to combine the three visions blended into each other to fully express the three concepts. On the left, a girl sits on a paper boat with a capybara (popular animal within this group). She’s looking at the water trying to see a reflection of herself while nature around, represented by the koi fish, celebrates her with joy. The waves slowly merge into some nebulae in space where an astronaut girl sees the reflection of herself, as a student, in an imaginary floating mirror. This represents her dream come true by her future self (the astronaut) meeting her younger self as a student. The amazement is mutual. Dreams come true. On the side, an astronaut bunny seems in a hurry with time, holding his big clock. The reference is to Alice in Wonderland as well as the floating cards in the background. The attention moves to the right side where on one of the floating cards, a girl is meditating. The card has a concentric symbol to represent meditation and introspection while the letters on the card read “ME” in both directions. A lotus flower on the side represents inner peace.
