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In Dawes Park, a Buddha head sculpture emerges from the ground. To creator Indira Freitas Johnson the piece is meant to exude a sense of beauty and peacefulness that can be enjoyed by passersby. Part of a larger Chicago public art program, Johnson said “Ten Thousand Ripples” has positively affected community residents’ experiences. “One of.
For Evanston-based sculpture artist Indira Freitas Johnson, art and nonviolence have always been intertwined. Growing up in Mumbai, she was influenced by her parents’ work. Her mother started a community development center and her father, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was an artist. “(My father) would tell us stories about Gandhi’s nonviolent methods,” Johnson said..