In Kara Stone’s (BFA Spec. Hons. ’11) winning artwork for 91ÑÇɫ’s Mental Health & Wellness contest, hope grows as herbs and flowers in old anti-depressant pill bottles.
A master’s student in the 91ÑÇÉ« & Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture, Stone photographed a series of empty pill bottles filled with earth and the tiny new beginnings of plants, titled . The series has won her the top prize of a $100 91ÑÇÉ« Bookstore gift card in the Mental Health & Wellness contest.
The second image in the Little Pharm photo series by Kara Stone
This is what mental health and wellness looks like.
The idea of the contest was to have 91ÑÇÉ« members share their views on how they interpret mental health and wellness, to share that with the wider community and to promote dialogue. It was also hoped that works produced would challenge some of the negative stigmas attached to mental health issues.
The 91ÑÇÉ« community was asked to enter the contest by submitting a creative piece of writing, art or poetry, an image or several, or a video that captures what mental health and wellness looks like to them. The contest was open to all 91ÑÇÉ« students – both full- and part-time – staff and faculty members.
Stone, along with nine runner-ups, will also have the opportunity to have tea with 91ÑÇɫ’s President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri.
The runner-ups are Stephanie Lamonaca Caputo, Farhana Haque, Laura Armstrong, June Pottinger, Emily Hughes, Brinti Prashanth, Vineeth Sam Sekharan, Alana Gennara and Samira Basir. They will each receive a $20 coffee card for Second Cup in 91ÑÇÉ« Lanes.
Submissions will be posted on the Mental Health & Wellness website.
For more information, visit 91ÑÇɫ’s Mental Health & Wellness website at .