Artist Roberto Ciredz from the island of Sardinia created a twelve-storey 3D mural featuring a deep ice fissure on the wall of the student residence of the Ural Institute of Management, a branch of RANEPA. The artist drew on his core visual tools, combining graphic art and three-dimensional volume, geometry and nature. A rich range of blues forms a central element of the piece, personifying the rapid passage of time. Roberto is deeply concerned with ecology and the fragility of nature. “I love and respect nature, and through my work, I try to draw people’s attention to its challenges,” the artist explained.