Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In What the Willow Whispers, Sandra de la Loza revives native plants in South Los Angeles. A dynamic ecosystem bursts through concrete. Music by local artists adds to the environment. The lens recalls the past to urge future ecologies
Composition by Carlos Niño & Friends featuring Surya Botofasina and Aaron Shaw; Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Peterson.
Lens Creator: Don Allen Stevenson III
This initiative is made possible by Snapchat. Major support for the initiative is provided by the Mellon Foundation.
Sandra de la Loza, What the Willow Whispers, 2022, in collaboration with LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives, © Sandra de la Loza, image courtesy of Snap Inc
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About the Artist Sandra de la Loza
Sandra de la Loza is a third-generation Angeleno whose roots reside in historic Los Angeles working-class barrios. De la Loza conducts deep research into the stories of this land and its people through walks, visits to archives, oral histories, and participation in local community struggles. Through immersive installations, video, photography, and public art, her work investigates the layers under our present environmental and social landscapes as a means to decolonize, heal from historic and systemic violence, and create circles that enable liberated social relationships. She is an artist, educator, and creative strategist who has exhibited her work in public space, museums, and galleries locally, nationally, and internationally.
lacma.org/delaloza
About LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives
Monumental Perspectives brings together artists and technologists to create augmented reality monuments that explore just some of the histories of Los Angeles communities in an effort to highlight perspectives from across the region. In consultation with community leaders and historians, the second collection of artists, Judy Baca, Sandra de la Loza, and Kang Seung Lee, examine changing landscapes and memory as a way to connect the past and the present through augmented reality experiences.
lacma.org/monumental
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About LACMA
Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
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In What the Willow Whispers, Sandra de la Loza revives native plants in South Los Angeles. A dynamic ecosystem bursts through concrete. Music by local artists adds to the environment. The lens recalls the past to urge future ecologies
Composition by Carlos Niño & Friends featuring Surya Botofasina and Aaron Shaw; Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Peterson.
Lens Creator: Don Allen Stevenson III
This initiative is made possible by Snapchat. Major support for the initiative is provided by the Mellon Foundation.
Sandra de la Loza, What the Willow Whispers, 2022, in collaboration with LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives, © Sandra de la Loza, image courtesy of Snap Inc
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About the Artist Sandra de la Loza
Sandra de la Loza is a third-generation Angeleno whose roots reside in historic Los Angeles working-class barrios. De la Loza conducts deep research into the stories of this land and its people through walks, visits to archives, oral histories, and participation in local community struggles. Through immersive installations, video, photography, and public art, her work investigates the layers under our present environmental and social landscapes as a means to decolonize, heal from historic and systemic violence, and create circles that enable liberated social relationships. She is an artist, educator, and creative strategist who has exhibited her work in public space, museums, and galleries locally, nationally, and internationally.
lacma.org/delaloza
About LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives
Monumental Perspectives brings together artists and technologists to create augmented reality monuments that explore just some of the histories of Los Angeles communities in an effort to highlight perspectives from across the region. In consultation with community leaders and historians, the second collection of artists, Judy Baca, Sandra de la Loza, and Kang Seung Lee, examine changing landscapes and memory as a way to connect the past and the present through augmented reality experiences.
lacma.org/monumental
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About LACMA
Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
Connect with LACMA
Subscribe for our latest videos: lacma.org/videos
Explore our collection online: collections.lacma.org
Plan your visit to LACMA: lacma.org/visit
Support the museum and become a member: lacma.org/support
Follow us on social
Facebook: facebook.com/LACMA
Twitter: twitter.com/lacma
Tumblr: lacma.tumblr.com
Pinterest: pinterest.com/lacma
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