Ayla Cilliers

Visuals Editor

Ayla is the current Visuals Editor at the Ubyssey, and fourth year Sociology and Master of Management student with a certificate in Climate Studies and Action. She is passionate about all things art and illustration. You can reach her at a.cilliers@ubyssey.ca.

An illustration of a dimly lit hallway with wooden floors and a yellow door at the end of it. A wooden console table sits to the right with books on its shelf and a potted plant on its surface. Abstract blue and red paintings line the walls.

I am still home but it feels far from it. The space isn’t yet devoid of voices but it feels so empty.

A girl balances on a tightrope as a large hand holds the end of it.

I always wanted an older sister growing up. I so badly wanted someone who had already experienced everything I was going through — someone of a similar age to talk to, to look up to and to have my back.

Three white masks with exaggerated facial expressions on a red background.

At my summer student trades jobsite, everyone wore the same thing: an orange long-sleeve shirt and navy blue fire-retardant pants, both with reflective safety striping. Everyone looked the same. Well, mostly everyone.

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