Daily News | Kensington’s Love Lot is a new hub for harm reduction and community healing
The instructions were clear to Jacob C. Hammes, the artist in charge of transforming the vacant lot next to the Kensington harm reduction organization Prevention Point. Hammes, who lives and works in Kensington, spent last summer volunteering with Prevention Point, primarily working on food service and asking participants about how the space should be reimagined.
On Tuesday afternoon, Prevention Point officially dedicated the “Love Lot.” In collaboration with Mural Arts, Prevention Point, one of the city’s leaders in harm reduction and host of Philly’s oldest needle collection program, enlisted Hammes to remake the barren lot into a vibrant community hub and a welcoming space for their services.
The Love Lot is filled with art and greenery, including a large mural painted by Ashley Flynn on removable wooden boards so that fresh pieces can rotate in the space. Native Pennsylvania wildflowers hang above one wall, and sturdy tree stumps serve as movable seating that feels less sterile than metal chairs.
“Every week we put out a table and a picnic canopy and clay tiles. We asked people at first if they had any loved ones that they wanted to remember,” he said. Each person could design their own clay tile and use letter stamps to write their loved ones’ names.
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