[My Hero, Hope - São Paulo, 2020]

The mural Meu Heroi, Especança was born primarily as a gesture of homage. Faced with the overwhelming force of the pandemic that marked 2020 in Brazil and around the world, the artist Luna Buschinelli sought to create an artistic intervention that dialogued with that delicate moment in which we found ourselves.

The challenge was immense: how to translate a feeling of hope into an image that would touch everyone? The intention was for the work to speak both to those who were isolated at home and to those who were facing their own battles against COVID-19 on the front line.

In the center of the mural, a boy represents this hope that doesn't give up. In childhood, we find strength in our heroes and heroines, and he symbolizes exactly that. Faith in the future and the fantasy that endures even in the darkest days. It's courage in its purest form.

This work only came to life thanks to the partnership with cultural producer Luan Cardoso, who was instrumental in encouraging the artist to transpose her style - until then focused on ink and watercolor - to the monumentality of urban murals.

Based on an old drawing that she reframed, Luna has created a heartfelt tribute to all the health professionals who bravely risk their lives to take care of ours. This is an eternal reverence to their dedication, and they will never be forgotten.