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“The neighbours” / St Catharines ON, Canada, 2025

This large-scale public art project consists of 22 portraits representing people of different skin colors, races, cultural backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Each face is given equal visual weight, emphasizing individuality while forming a powerful collective presence. The work explores coexistence within a shared space. Although the portraits stand side by side, they are often separated by invisible social, cultural, and psychological boundaries. These “neighbors” reflect contemporary society — diverse, close, yet frequently divided by stereotypes and imposed systems. By placing different identities on the same wall, the mural invites reflection on tolerance, empathy, and responsibility. It poses a simple but urgent question: how do we choose to see those who live next to us?

This large-scale public art project consists of 22 portraits representing people of different skin colors, races, cultural backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Each face is given equal visual weight, emphasizing individuality while forming a powerful collective presence. The work explores coexistence within a shared space. Although the portraits stand side by side, they are often separated by invisible social, cultural, and psychological boundaries. These “neighbors” reflect contemporary society — diverse, close, yet frequently divided by stereotypes and imposed systems. By placing different identities on the same wall, the mural invites reflection on tolerance, empathy, and responsibility. It poses a simple but urgent question: how do we choose to see those who live next to us?
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