'But I'm no-one': How Adi's face ended up four storeys high on a building in Sydney's south-west

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Adi Holmes's face is the first thing you see stepping out of Liverpool train station. The uni student and mother of three projects a tenacity, strength and vulnerability that has made her the first and only choice for the giant mural at the University of Wollongong's south-west campus.

The mural stands four storeys high in Liverpool's CBD and was painted in 2019The artist was inspired by her passion, strength, tenacity and vulnerability

"It's weird because this type of mural is usually for someone who died or someone who did these amazing things around the world.Far from being no-one, Ms Holmes moved to Liverpool in 2011 from Fiji and began studying a law degree at the University of Wollongong's south-west campus. During her early days in Australia, Ms Holmes became involved in advocacy work for humanitarian group Amnesty International, after seeing a social media post about the Free West Papua movement.

According to a Human Rights Watch report, more than 500,000 of the Indigenous population have been killed, and pro-independence protesters and political activists have been convicted.Adi Holmes runs events educating people about West Papuans' desire for independence."Claire was inspired by my story, and she chose me.Ms Foxton said Ms Holmes was the obvious person for her design after seeing her take on a new challenge as a mature-aged student, being a mother, and advocating for others.

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