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Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth

Brace Yourself

It was the year I got my braces off, after almost 5 years of tacky metal in my mouth. In a way, the braces grew up with me, I was 11 when I got them, and now I’m 16.

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Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth

Hostile Architecture

Hostile architecture uses design to limit the physical activities of people who use public spaces most - youth, low-income, or unhoused people. It may look innocent at first glance -- perhaps metal studs on concrete or bars in the middle of park benches -- but ultimately they serve to keep out the public, making so much public infrastructure uncomfortable or unusable.

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Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth Visual Art, 2025 Sophia Wirth

El Palo Alto

My art teacher inspired me to paint a tree, because I saw a beautiful one he had painted. I picked this tree because it is the tree that gave Palo Alto its name, and every year me and my family and friends do a special Christmas running race in Palo Alto.

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