The making of a community mural (Story Book) - North Yarra ...
The making of a community mural (Story Book) - North Yarra ...
The making of a community mural (Story Book) - North Yarra ...
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What does it all mean?<br />
Looking at the river and the images floating on it – what were the ideas and thoughts behind them,<br />
what do they represent for the person who drew a particular image? What did they evoke in some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the other participants, what might they invoke in the observer <strong>of</strong> the <strong>mural</strong>? So we asked the<br />
participants in the workshop where the artists presented a life size mock up <strong>of</strong> a section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>mural</strong><br />
and ‘life’ replicas <strong>of</strong> the drawings they had selected. Here are some <strong>of</strong> the stories behind the images<br />
on the <strong>mural</strong>.<br />
HENNA<br />
Henna is for decoration, I paint henna on my hands for<br />
special occasions. Afrah with daughter Aya<br />
LEEK & RADISH<br />
Reminder <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> nature, stark contrast to traffic<br />
and concrete. Matthew<br />
LEMON<br />
I love food, I like sour food. Hien<br />
FLOWERS<br />
Represent beauty and are symbolic in a lot <strong>of</strong> cultures, they are used for<br />
different occasions, weddings, funerals, ceremonies, parties. Nyawaregak<br />
<strong>The</strong> flowers are my favourite, but I like everything,<br />
every piece has their own unique meaning. Effi<br />
Peach flowers blossom in spring, a sign <strong>of</strong> new life,<br />
happiness and hope, it is lunar New Year.<br />
Mr Chin Nguyen<br />
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IN THE FLOW - the <strong>making</strong> <strong>of</strong> a <strong>community</strong> <strong>mural</strong>
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