The colours are holding up and the Labyrinths I painted on upper Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market remain walkable . . .
The colours are holding up and the Labyrinths I painted on upper Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market remain walkable . . .
“Had a good chat with HiMY SYeD earlier – when he was chalking in this Street Labyrinth.
Went back later to see how well he was doing.
It just kept getting better.”
Jo was kind enough to say hello and ask me a little bit about the Labyrinths I painted on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday . . .
Wonderful surprise to see her in depth instagram post…
Thank you Jo!
Happy Walking!
“In Kensington Market this past weekend and came across these Labyrinths made by HiMY SYeD.
As I learned from the artist, Labyrinths were essential to ancient civilizations, the earliest ones built out of stone along the sea to capture fish as sustenance.
To HiMY , his Labyrinths are a form of “urban acupuncture.”They encourage people to explore space, place, decision-making, choice, habit, and even perseverance.
As some complete the path, others may cheat and break the course.
It’s great that a simple urban intervention like this can create surprise, participation, and play🤸♂️
While a maze is meant to puzzle and confuse, the Labyrinth will always lead you to its centre ❤️” – Jo Minhinnett
Video + Images of me painting first of four Pedestrian Sunday Labyrinths on Augusta Avenue . . .
Here I am using up the last drops of Turquoise lifted from the lid of the paint can to finish painting the final inner arc of this Baltic Wheel design Labyrinth on Augusta Avenue . . .
That’s me!
Thank you for sharing this image of me painting the Labyrinth🍥 !
Happy Walking !
— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) 2 July 2019
I observed many more grown-ups snapping photographs with the Labyrinth in the background, than people who might first walk the Labyrinth and then take an image of them in the centre having completed it . . .
Heart in the Centre of one the Labyrinths I chalked on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market Toronto on the first care-free Pedestrian Sunday of 2019 . . .