Stone Soup

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Life Now, digital artwork by Mihika, 12

Mihika Sarkar Omachi, 12 (San Francisco, CA)

Artist’s Note: This digital art is a human-shaped fishbowl. Fishbowls are like a cage because the fish can’t go anywhere, but they also protect the fish by keeping them in water. This is like shelter-in-place because we are all separated from each other, but also we are always at home where we can be observed like fish in a fishbowl.