Chikomoztok is a Nahuatl
word which means seven caves, referring to the story which speaks of the point
of our origin as Nahua peoples. Seven are also the stars that our other
ancestors considered to be our origin as well through Mayan oral tradition. We
chose to call this art event rise from Chikomoztok to touch on the fact that we
are aware of our origins and that that place connects us to various indigenous
tribes across Turtle Island (America). Our art revolves around the connections
we have lost through time and colonization. In today's times, we know that it is
crucial to create art where we use the contemporary mediums of spray paint in
the form of graffiti, traditional art and computer graphics to promote
indigenous consciousness. Embedded in our art is spiritual symbology which
continues to transmit our understanding of being unlimited, all possible
universal beings! Please feel free to look through the art and see how we are
all related!
Nahui Ohlin @ 1511 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026
