"Poor man’s canvas" by KAVIN KUMAR LA SA, ,

‘Two sisters’ smiling brightly, stare across the street, go closer and it’s merely a painting on a building facade. This is Kannagi nagar, resettlement home to fishermen communities of 3 slums across the city. Murals like these around here illustrate ideas of home, hope and livelihoods.
This is an ignored part of the city fabric. Crimes, Violence, Grimy – are what people say about this area. These paintings aren’t merely aesthetics but changes people’s perception of this area and a medium of expressing social issues to the limelight - An identity.
The kid’s bright smile is a beacon calling to me. The vibrant place, people, trying to find home in their houses. Unchaining my previous prejudices, I smile too.
And a question arises in me, Can art matter amidst poverty? Though the people here are unaware of its implications, People here say art matters, after all little things make life.