PRIDE ART DISPLAY Yana Dalglish, Year 10 (watercolour painting) First Place A rainbow is described as a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. Like the rainbow deriving from a spectrum, I wanted to represent that love and acceptance can come naturally from many different forms of relationships and connections between any people. In doing so, I wanted to reflect the expanding nature of pride literally arching beyond relationships, to diverse cultures, races and ethnicities.
Rowan Kremer, Year 9 (oil painting on canvas, Passover Culture) Equal Second Place Pride shouldn’t just be in big things. Small things are important, too - like the cookies my “ee-mah” (mum) makes for Pesach (Passover). I’m proud of my culture in big ways, which is important, but our overarching history of survival and resistance doesn’t tend to show up day-to-day. Food does. Cookies do. Artistically, this was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s use of impasto, vibrant colours, and swirls or light instead of stagnant flat surfaces.
Forest Jones, Year 9 (digital media artwork, Inner Embrace) Equal Second Place “Inner Embrace” is about my experience with mental health over the past three years. high school and covid was a shock to my health that i had never really considered or looked after. I knew you could be sad and be happy, but I felt neither of these things for a long time, and I didn’t understand why. mental health isn’t all black and white, neither are your emotions. the way you react and the way you feel are delicate processes that can easily be derailed if you don’t know how to support them. It took me a long while to understand that it was ok to not feel so wonderfully happy all the time, and that it was ok to cry over spilt milk. I refuse to feel shame for how far I’ve come, who I’ve been and who I am. For me, pride is a simple contentment with the way I am, and the knowledge that I should never need to change if not for myself. @REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter
Volume 22, Issue 18 Friday 24th June 2022
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