Super Kid in The Labyrinth . . .
Super Kid – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto
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Super Kid in The Labyrinth . . .
“Children never Walk a Labyrinth, Children always Run!”
They’ll even run my painted Labyrinth in a Wading Pool full of water!
Alexandra Park in Downtown Toronto . . .
‘…The idea that murals add a colourful element that enhances parks was echoed by artist HiMY SYeD:
“Wading pools are only used for their intentional purpose a few hours out of the year.”‘
‘The Labyrinths that HiMY has painted on wading pools scattered throughout Toronto add an element of play for children whether there is water or not, increasing the hours they’re used. …’
– Tatum Dooley, Spacing Magazine Summer 2017, Page 17
On this Canada Day 2017, I found my way to Jack Poole Plaza in Downtown Vancouver and the big empty space of interlocking bricks immediately north of the Olympic Cauldron which was lit up to mark Canada150.
I chalked out a Giant Maple Leaf which contained a Labyrinth.
It was enjoyed almost immediately by many.
It was also walked over, invisible to many.
This City, Vancouver, has added a “+” to their Canada150 observances of the year.
That “+” is to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples and their Unceded Coast Salish Territory upon which we as settlers/colonizers now occupy.
To many in Vancouver, Indigenous People and their Territory are now seen and acknowledged.
To many elsewhere in Canada, Indigenous People and their Territory remain invisible.
Many of my Labyrinths include canvas spaces at the turn-arounds for additional artwork.
Often I create or paint smaller Labyrinths within the canvas spaces within the larger Labyrinth.
Akin to the driving plot point in the movie Inception,
Labyrinths within Labyrinths.