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“Harvesting Hope: “A Father and Daughter

Load of Life” Amidst Earth’s Shadows”

Artist’s Note: This painting is based Artist’s Note: I sought to explore
on a picture I took on my trip to India. the role of familial bonds in plane-
It depicts a young girl in a village in tary health through acrylic painting.
Rajasthan who was carrying large I wanted to highlight the joy and
pieces of wood to help her mother wonder that can exist in simple acts
cook in a traditional-wood burning of living, generational guidance, and
stove. In these regions, cooking is still the evolving responsibilities of chil-
carried out this way because they do dren. The color palette was pulled
not have access to cooking-gas stoves. from hues observed in photographs
Families like hers represent vulnerable of Earth from space, creating a visual
populations who live in remote areas connection between the microcosm
with limited access to medical care. of a shared meal between individuals,
This particular village is situated in a and the macrocosm of our planet. I
desert region which is subject to high drew inspiration from my journey
temperature, and inhabitants can suf- as first a daughter reliant on family
fer from conditions like dehydration, guidance and the wonder that comes
heatstroke, depletion of nutrition, with it, to assuming responsibility to
which are only worsened by global shed light on community and plane-
warming and the resulting higher tary questions as a future healthcare
temperatures. It is necessary as health- worker, and the eventual obligations
care providers to advocate for more to family as their caretaker and living
healthcare facilities for people living memory. Through a shared bowl of
in rural areas to ensure equal access rice, I want to invite contemplation
to care. We also need to become stew- on our collective responsibility to
ards of the environment in these times nurture and protect both our personal
of changing climates to reduce the history and the planet for current and
negative effects of global warming on future generations.
people living in vulnerable areas.

Phuongthy Tran
Anukriti Singh Class of 2027

Class of 2026 Long School of Medicine
Long School of Medicine UT Health-San Antonio
UT Health-San Antonio

Oil on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas.

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