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Chapel is more than just a building, it's a space set aside for the worship of God; it comes alive when the community gathers. But it is also a sacred space in which we can offer creative response to the hopes and challenges we face as humanity. The Lent term saw just such a response in the form of the Hopes for Peace project. Here, Sofiia S, explains her hopes and vision for the project which engaged the whole College community, pupils, teaching staff and support staff in creating something that is both beautiful and poignant.
“The thought of creating an inspirational piece of work had been lingering at the back of my mind for a while, and I have finally managed to bring it to life in the form of peace trees. Having derived the vision from Yoko Ono's installation in Tate Modern, it turned out to be a very powerful and touching way to send a message out to the world, as I believe.
My motivation for this came from the fact that in this world of constant rush and discord, it is very important to look out for those in vulnerability. Often people might get lost among the trivia of things, and not realise that most of their problems are transient. My intention for this project is that it reminds us as a community that we all have one thing that can be considered a treasure - we all have power to spread peace.
I was hoping that each card would serve as a safe space for every person to express their thoughts and hopes for peace in this world, and the response from the student and staff body was truly breathtaking: with everyone judging the concept of peace from their own perspective, each card carried a personal, considerate and a truly outstanding message, no matter a drawing, a sentence or a paragraph. This transformed into the most powerful message of the project, as I believe - cooperation is the biggest weapon humanity could ever have, and it is important to tunnel it in the right direction to grow and achieve individually and as a society.”
