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Tuesday 8 November 2022

The LOOKING FOR BOY project came to an end with the unveiling

of a mural and tableau vivant in honor of Boy Ecury

The project is a transnation- went LOOKING FOR BOY.
al tribute to this young hero
of Aruba who gave his life All pupils and students had
on November 6, 1944 for previously researched the
the freedom of Aruba and digital archive of the Ecury
the Netherlands. family. This has been digi-
tized in honor of the trans-
An extremely courageous, national celebration of 75
and honest young person years of freedom by Ar-
who is still an example to us. chivo Nacional Aruba and
As admirers of the mural art the Dutch Institute for War
culture, the collaborating Documentation. This archi-
partners noticed that the val research forms the basis
heroes portrayed on the of their creative expression
walls of Aruba lack their in theatre, poetry, and vi-
own young hero from the sual workshops.
Second World War. That is
why Colegio San Antonio, Artist Esmeralda Kelly cre-
Filomena College, Muchila ated the mural on the out-
Creativo, Monumentsfund side of Filomena College,
Aruba, the MBO Media inspired by the ideas of the
College in Amsterdam and students during their visual
Stichting Cultuurgeneratie, workshops led by her and

Rudberth Wolff. In the pres- Muchila Creativo. They cre-
ence of the Governor of ated this tableau vivant in An extraordinary year of
Aruba, mr. Alfonso Boek- honor of our hero Boy Ecury working transnationally to
houdt, Minister of Culture, with theater coaches Lu- share and honor this com-
Minister of Education and pita Bernabela and Jhon mon World War II hero -
members of the Ecury fam- Freddy Montoya. BOY ECURY - and to reflect
ily, this beautiful mural was together on our own cour-
unveiled. The students of the MBO age and the heroes of to-
Media College from Am- day in their fight against ex-
Afterwards, the students sterdam filmed everything clusion, cruelty and racism.
and guests walked to the and will make a short doc-
main stage of the ART FAIR, umentary. LOOKING FOR BOY is made
where the students of Cole- possible thanks to the Cul-
gio San Antonio performed The work of the students of tural Participation Fund, the
their tableau vivant, musi- Filomena college can be Municipality of Amsterdam
cally accompanied by stu- seen in the Library of San and Department of Culture
dents and teachers from Nicolas. Aruba. q