Resonate mural by kevinledo

Resonate is a public mural in downtown Lynn painted by artist Kevin Ledo together with a group of local youth. It shows a boy from Lynn’s YMCA wearing a hometown sports jersey, illuminated by a colorful background drawn from a textile pattern. The piece speaks to a universal human love of music, sports and culture, and it is meant to resonate with the people who pass through downtown.

The mural grew out of a cultural exchange. Kids in Lynn traded video correspondence with children in Matua, in the Sofala province of Mozambique, more than 12,000 kilometers away. The textile pattern behind the boy echoes that cultural connection and new friendship. The project’s message is that ideas and culture can be shared quickly in today’s world, and that common interests can connect young people whose realities are worlds apart.

What to Know

• The mural was organized by Beyond Walls and produced with One Blue Sky Projects and aptART.
• Funding came from the U.S. Embassy in Mozambique and The Good Works Foundation.
• The project credits Iverson for modeling his guitar skills and the kids at the Demakes Family YMCA in Lynn.