Completed Projects
'United Dreams' Origami Project
Health Sciences Library
Artist: Origami Club (led by President Taha Ahmad '25)
April 2025
"This March we invited everyone to fold a crane and decorate a unit of this model
however they liked. No one piece was alike, yet each piece fit together seamlessly
to make one work of art — a testament to the community we aim to build, one fold at
a time."
– Origami Club
SoCJ Mural
Educational Communications Center (ECC)
Artist: Emma Ehrhard
September 2024
"My motivation really was to connect what the School of Journalism and Communications
does physically on campus, and how that connects to the outside world, outside of
Stony Brook."
– Emma Ehrhard
Native Garden Planting
Life Sciences Building
Artist: Greenhouse Club
October 2024
"The Greenhouse Club was extremely excited to be a part of the native garden planting.
Projects like these align with our club’s mission of celebrating the life sciences,
benefiting the environment, and connecting our students with nature and with each
other. We hope to maintain the garden for many years to come, and continue to bring
positive attention to an area of campus that contributes so much to research and education
here at Stony Brook.”
– Trinity Hausch
Water Droplet Sculpture
North Reading Room, Melville Library
Artist: Sy Lee ‘24
May 2024
"The premise of this sculpture is a combination of a free diver who's falling from
20ish feet and just contorting himself as he lands to the water, and a water droplet
that can either fall from the sky or just splatter from a rainfall. It's about contorting
yourself and changing yourself. Choosing whether to be the free diver or the water
droplet with no will. For my case, I chose to be the diver ... The North Reading Room
is a perfect place for the sculpture to be displayed and permanently installed because
the library is a place where people collaborate and learn and discuss and share their
knowledge, and that meshes with the idea of contorting and trying to focus and trying
to redirect oneself into a bigger puddle."
– Sy Lee
'Harmony’s Grasp' Origami Flag
Charles B. Wang Center
Artist: Ellie Mei Lu, ‘27
June 2024
"While creating this design, my wish was to evoke a sense of unity and interconnectedness
within the Stony Brook community. Inspired by my cultural roots, I included the yin
and yang symbol, representing opposite but complementary forces, as well as the imagery
of two hands reaching towards each other. Through this, my wish is for individuals
to come together in mutual respect and understanding, embracing diversity and celebrating
shared humanity … I envision Stony Brook playing a pivotal role in fulfilling this
wish by actively engaging in dialogue, empathy, and mutual support to contribute to
building a vibrant and inclusive environment. Ultimately, ‘Harmony's Grasp’ represents
Stony Brook's commitment to fostering a culture of unity, understanding, and compassion.
It embodies the resilience and shared aspirations of our collective identity, while
also honoring the rich history, traditions, and cultural heritage that enrich our
campus experience.”
– Ellie Mei Lu
Greenhouse Mural
Life Sciences Greenhouse Retaining Wall
Artist: Trinity Hausch, ‘26
April 2024
"We wanted this to be a project where a lot of students could get involved and really
show what they love about the greenhouse, about Stony Brook. I really liked the idea
of bringing more visibility to the greenhouse, because it's such a gem on campus.”
– Trinity Hausch
'Le Judicieux' Mural (English translation: The Judicious)
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS)
Artist: Norah Allam, ‘26
March 2024
"I name all of my pieces in my native tongue, French, and occasionally use the English
translation. However, for this particular piece, the French version of the name resonated
deeply. ‘Le Judicieux’ encapsulates everything I aimed to convey within my mural about
the essence of Stony Brook students. Qualities such as perseverance, wisdom, intelligence
and good judgment are all encompassed within this name.”
– Norah Allam
Mandala
Student Health Services/Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Center
Artist: Boxin Yao, ‘24
January 2024
"I wanted to make a little bit of my own contribution to the campus … I hope this
painting brings people a better feeling once they enter the CAPS Center building and
that it can help heal them, both spiritually and mentally …”
– Boxin Yao
'Spread Your Wings' Mural
Wall adjoining West Side Dining and LGBTQ* Center
Artist: Xiaohui (Katie) Wang, ‘20
September 2023
"My mission as an artist is completed. The mural will have its own life and its own
journey from now on … The only truth I hold is my memory of Summer 2023, when I lovingly
touched every square inch of that wall in sun and in rain, the whisper of wind and
rustling of leaves, the change of light, the insects’ chorus and my favorite part:
the solitary walk home under the stars when the day is done.”
– Katie Wang
