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Hope Heals the Heart of the City
By Ayumi Chisolm

Painted on location and on view in LACAN's outdoor courtyard

photo by Tina June
photo by: Melissa Phillips

Hope Heals the Heart of the City depicts 5 women representing Tongva/Indigenous, African American, Mexicana, Japanese/Asian, and white/European all with their hands nurturing a heart in a basket. The heart in the basket alludes to drums found throughout all cultures, the basket also represents the womb. The arrows underneath are the ripples of influence vibrating from this heartbeat drum circle to resonate through the city. Hope heals, and we all need to take part in the process, together we inspire hope in each other.

Ayumi Chisolm aka Sanoizm began tagging in 1983 and developed into a mural artist, illustrator and canvas painter.

You can find his work at: @Sanoizm