Work by Felipe Ortiz for the 2019 edition of Beyond Walls. Lynn, MA.

Raised in Cambodia as part of a refugee family, Bryan Beyung says his Chinese-Cambodian background has been a major factor in his drive for self-definition in his life and his art. Trained in graphic design and well aware of the infinite possibilities of digital technologies, Beyung says he still prefers intuitive methods for more abstract image making, with raw lines and deliberate imperfections. Participating in 2018 in the Lynn, Massachusetts’ Beyond Walls festival, Beyung created this immigration inspired work on Munroe St. Describing the vignettes of three travelers and their various 'luggage' he says one is trying to escape his country, one is dreaming of being able to travel, and one represents the average person just wanting to explore. Also included, as high as he could get it on the wall, Beyung added a remembrance of his late friend, Montreal graffiti artist Alex Scan, aka Scaner.  @general_beyung/  @beyondwallslynn/  @mrcan_do

Work by Zoueh for the 2018 edition of Beyond Walls in Lynn, MA.

Work by Kevin Ledo and a group of local youth for the 2021 edition of Beyond Walls. Lynn, MA.

3D mural by Leon Keer for the 2018 edition of Beyond Walls. Lynn, MA.

Self-portrait by Lisa King for the 2019 edition of Beyond Walls. Lynn, MA.

A reflection on Lynn’s place in history during the “shoe industrial revolution”—from inventor Jan Earnest Matziegler on the left to the female factory workforce on the right—and the future of a human society increasingly reliant on automation.