In order to thrive in our community, our youth must be acknowledged through different lenses. I used the four pairs of glasses that I have worn throughout my childhood as inspiration. In the background, I included a map of Lindsay as a way of clearly illustrating the idea of community. Through each pair of lenses, the map is uniquely distorted to visually represent through abstraction the different means of supporting our youth. The bottom lenses focus on acceptance, safety, and caring for all youth (including LGBTQ, Indigenous, and people of different cultural backgrounds). The next pair of lenses represent community support to help youth to navigate the maze of life as they grow up. The lenses with the arrow imagery represent the directions needed to show our youth local opportunities. Finally, the lenses at the top communicate the importance of having youth stay in the community, become homeowners, and raise families.
