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Mural Painting Activity
« on: March 19, 2010, 06:25:02 PM »
Mural Painting Activity

Islamabad: A 'Peace Mural', which was started in Japan, has been completed by Pakistani students as part of a students exchange programme titled 'Mural Painting Activity & Video Conferencing' organised by the Funkor Child Art Centre.

The healthy activity was organised among high school students of Okazaki Johsei High School in Japan and students of the Beaconhouse School System, Banigala, Islamabad, in Pakistan.

Half of the mural was made in Japan while the Pakistani students completed the other half. The students met via a video conferencing when the Pakistan group was just on their way to paint the mural.

The Japanese students had painted a telescope to represent Japan's advancement in science and technology, but simple symbols were also used like a carrot that is good for health, a dog that is treated like a family member in Japan, and textbooks that are a source of knowledge for Japanese students.

On the other hand, the students here painted Pakistani youth representing the four provinces, a hand reaching out for peace decorated with henna, while mangoes, kinos, blind dolphins and jasmine flowers were painted as symbols of the beauty of Pakistani culture. They used block prints to decorate their painting and wrote 'peace' in Japanese and Urdu.

Natsumi, Marika, Masatishi, Yumi and Yuri accompanied by their teachers Takemasa, Mamoru and Ryo completed their side of the mural in Japan while those who showed their artistic talents here in Pakistan included Abdaal Ahmad Bukhari, Xayneb Ali, Mishaal Khawaja, Noormah Jamal, Babar Jaan, Saman Fatima, Waqarunnissa Sarfaraz, Minile Khan, Fizza Abbas, Marziyeh Ozark and Aliyeh Ozark accompanied by their teacher Neelum Shezz.

The Pakistani students also interacted with Atsuko Shiwaku, founder of Japan Art Mile International Intercultural Mural Exchange.

The video conferencing was a great success as well as the completion of the mural, which was beautifully summed up by Aliyeh and Marziyeh Ozark, terming it an excellent opportunity to build bridges across cultures, borders and stereotypes. They said the Japanese and Pakistani student exchange programme was a wonderful experience that let them express their creative side and reflect upon how to create peace.

The students of both sides shared laughter, exchanged information about each other, and explored the technological marvels of Japan besides inquiring about the cultural heritage of both the countries. The Pakistani students learnt the Japanese word for peace, 'Hiewa', while the Japanese students learnt the Urdu word 'Aman' and wanted to know what it is called in Pushto, too.

The mural will be part of the 'Exhibition of the Century' to be organised by the Art Miles Mural Project (AMMP) in Egypt in 2010. The AMMP plans to construct a pyramid of murals next to the magnificent ancient pyramids in Egypt. The news