By Shilpa Elizabeth
Copyright thehindu
Dream-a-Dream, a non-profit organisation for children’s education, in collaboration with the Aravani Art Project, a trans-women and cis-women-led art collective, have unveiled a public art mural at K.R. Puram in Bengaluru.
Located on Basavanapura Main Road, the mural was facilitated through art workshops with 27 young people from the non-profit’s centre in K.R. Puram.
Redefining success
The artwork is a part of the organisation’s ‘Redefining Success’ campaign, which explores what ‘success’ means to young people from marginalised backgrounds and how the existing systems categorise individuals into conventional narratives of success and failure. The workshops involved detailed conversations with such youngsters, and the mural depicts stories from their lives.
“Our intention with this campaign was to create a space where young people are able to reflect on what success means to them in their context,” said Suchetha Bhat, CEO, Dream a Dream.
Nuanced take
“We wanted to inspire a more nuanced, compassionate understanding that recognises the diverse paths and struggles that constitute success for them, empowering them to embrace their unique strengths and move beyond standardised measures of success to enable a thriving life for all. The five-wall mural at K.R. Puram is a vibrant expression of these collective insights,” she added.
Poornima Sukumar, founder and director, Aravani Art Project, remarked that the mural is a vibrant ‘dream landscape’ and a reflection of the personal journeys of the youngsters who created it. “The design process has been entirely collaborative, with the young people shaping the themes, colors, and imagery, while our team facilitated the artistic execution,” she said.
