Description

The many elements of this art courtyard, collectively entitled Zanja Madre or “Mother Ditch” honor the ditch that carried water to the original Pueblo of Los Angeles and reflects water’s critical role in the city’s development.

You may recognize the towering gates guarding this small courtyard from the feature film Batman Forever. These gates, which the artist endearingly calls the Water Vampire, were the source of litigation between the artist and Warner Brothers, when Warner Brothers failed to notify or seek Leicester’s permission to feature them in the movie.