Louis Bockner
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In 1974 two very different brain-building creations were born. In Hungary, a small cube that has entertained, educated and frustrated the human race ever since, and in rainforest woods of Metchosin, a learning institution dedicated to offering free education to young, brilliant minds from across the globe. Now, almost 40 years later, they have come together in a big way.
Last night Pearson College student Leo Yousif, 18, unveiled his latest creation B次元官网网址� a larger-than-life mosaic portrait of the schoolB次元官网网址檚 namesake Lester B. Pearson comprised of 1,200 RubikB次元官网网址檚 Cubes.
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The project, which took roughly 75 hours to complete, was done with the help of 20 other international students, an aspect the schoolB次元官网网址檚 communication manager Benoit Charlebois thinks is especially relevant.
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He adds that the cultural melting pot that is Pearson College offers a safe place for students to explore, study and create with other youth from all classes, races and countries, essentially offering a macrocosm for global peacekeeping issues.
Yousif, who can solve a RubikB次元官网网址檚 Cube in roughly a minute, says he believes it is the largest piece of Rubikscubism B次元官网网址� the art of making mosaics from RubikB次元官网网址檚 Cubes B次元官网网址� in B.C. The cubes are on loan by the RubikB次元官网网址檚 company, a good thing considering their price at $10 per cube. The downside of the donation is the cubes must be shipped back to the company in a month.
The artwork will be on display in the lobby of the Max Bell Hall at the campus on Pearson College Drive in Metchosin until mid-May and will be accessible to the public.
