2020 was a year to reflect on and realise how important it is to look after ourselves and those around us. LUMA 2021 schools’ projects is based around what students did, and continue to do, to keep themselves resilient and their wellbeing at optimal levels. We reflected on the research done by the mental health foundation the five ways to wellbeing. Students reflected on what they do well in each category and which ones they need to focus on and improve.
After conceptual development sessions with students from Wakatipu High School, students decided there would be two concepts for LUMA 2021: ‘Well-beings’’ and the ‘Ovals of Enlightenment.’

The well-beings’ art work is based on what students identified with in regards how they coped with 2020 and the challenges it brought. Students reflected on the five ways of wellbeing, a Mental Health Foundations resource to help the the direction for the project. Students identified a way they kept their wellbeing balance and have created light reactive silhouette pieces to represent this activity/idea/area which together make up the sculpture.