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City of Labyrinths

Toronto & Vancouver City of Labyrinths is a Project to create public Labyrinths within walking distance of every Torontonian & Vancouverite.

Intended to create safe walking spaces for both play and contemplation.

Labyrinths are placed in parks, public spaces, during neighbourhood street parties or major urban festivals like Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market in Toronto or Car Free Days in Vancouver.

HiMY SYeD – Labyrinth Maker & Project Co-ordinator

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Land Acknowledgements

Traditional: recognizes lands traditionally used and/or occupied by the People or First Nations in parts of the country.

Ancestral: recognizes land that is handed down from generation to generation.

Unceded: refers to land that was not turned over to the Crown (government) by a treaty or other agreement.

Tsí Tkaròn:to

Toronto / Tsí Tkaròn:to / Gichi Kiiwenging is‌ ‌part‌ ‌of‌ ‌Treaty‌ ‌13‌ ‌between‌ ‌the‌ ‌Crown‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌Mississaugas‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Credit‌ ‌First‌ ‌Nation.‌ ‌
This‌ ‌land‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌traditional‌ ‌territory‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Anishinabek‌ ‌Nation,‌ ‌
the‌ ‌Haudenosaunee‌ Confederacy,‌ ‌
the‌ ‌Huron-Wendat,‌ ‌
and‌ ‌the‌ ‌Métis.‌
‌This‌ ‌territory‌ ‌is‌ ‌subject‌ to Sewatokwà:tshera, ‌‌the‌ ‌Dish‌ ‌With‌ ‌One‌ Spoon‌ ‌Wampum‌ ‌Belt‌ ‌Covenant.
This agreement, made between the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee, was meant to ensure that the lands and resources around the Great Lakes were properly cared for, and that all nations sharing this territory would do so responsibly, respectfully and sustainably.

Metro Vancouver

Labyrinths are made on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples –

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),

Stó:lō and

Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)

and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

Labyrinths are made in traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of

the Kwantlen,

the Katzie,

the Semiahmoo

and Tsawwassen First Nations.

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“Before summer ends☀️” – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Wadsworth Park – Toronto

What Summer is complete without a Labyrinth Walk . . . Or Splash ! View…

“It’s a beauty!” – Dish With One Spoon / Man In The Maze / Medicine Wheel Labyrinth – Wells Hill Park – Toronto / Tkaronto

Thank you Sean !

“Invasion of privacy.” – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Being Private in Public beside my Heart Labyrinth painted on the north end of Augusta…

“I love Toronto, Kensington Market edition. ☀️❤️” – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue

Labyrinths I painted on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market remain vibrant and walkable . .…

“It’s hard to believe that there’s only a few weeks left of summer!” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto

The colours are faded, yet still comfortably visible enough to walk the Labyrinth Steve &…

“It is serendipitous and perfect, everything came together for me to attend, as it is exactly what my soul needed in this moment. 🌀🌱✨” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth

“I had the privilege of attending the “Crossing the Threshold” weekend from Birthing from Within…

Black and White – Robson Square Labyrinth – Downtown Vancouver

Something different. Black and white photos of the subject sitting on a chair in the…

“They’ve been playing a game bouncing and chasing a ball for a solid hour now 🤷🏻‍♀️” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

The presence of water transforms the Labyrinth. As much as the Labyrinth has transformed the…

“Gimme my phone😒” – Robson Square Labyrinth – Downtown Vancouver

It is challenging to both use one’s smartphone device and successfully walk a Labyrinth at…

“Soaking up summer 😎” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

In the now removed wading pool in Bellevue Square Park, I had painted the concentric…

“Love rediscovering my teenage years while back in Toronto…” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Heart in the centre of the three lane Classic Labyrinth I painted on Augusta Avenue…

“Single file.” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

Walking the perimeter of my Wading Pool Labyrinth in Christie Pits Park, Toronto… View this…

“🚶🏾‍♀️Promenade à Kensington Market” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Downtown Toronto

This was the final Labyrinth I painted on the July 2019 Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington…

“a-MAZE-ing” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

“Children never walk a Labyrinth, Children always Run…” And sometimes they use a scooter !…

“😊💓🍉” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

Before Wading Pool season began this year in Toronto, I repainted the faded arcs of…

“ダックマン 路上パフォーマンス” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Here is Duckman performing on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market. The Yellow colour…

AGO – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

I painted this Labyrinth blue to match the colour of Frank Gehry’s Box atop the…

“Me and the duckies 🦆🐤🐤☕💙” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

Grown-up leading a first Labyrinth Walk with little ones in tow; Perhaps, having shown the…

“Toronto, you’re already having my heart 💚” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

I painted this heart at the entrance of my Baltic Wheel Labyrinth Design on Kensington…

“Come sail your ships 🛳 around me…” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto

Ships hunh? Hmmm…. Has me wondering how well a remote control toy boat might navigate…

“Moje Serce !!!” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

Thumbs Up for the Blue Heart painted in the Centre of my Labyrinth located in…

“Como é bom ser criança😍😍” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

Labyrinths, Part of a good childhood . . .

Caribana Weekend – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

I splash of blue or turquoise would improve my painted Labyrinth here on Kensington Avenue…

“이젠 아빠가 퇴근하기만을 기다리는 다니엘 시후. 아빤 이제 캠핑의자를 나무그늘에 놓고 앉아서 지켜본다.” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto

Wading Pools double as Public Spaces where Toronto’s Little Ones can safely learn how to…

“Solo sesh at the ⭕️” – Masking Tape Ghost Labyrinth – Hinge Park – Olympic Village – Vancouver

Flatland. BMX. View this post on Instagram Solo sesh at the ⭕️ #bmx #flatland A…

“생애 첫 자전거!!” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto

Parents often use Toronto’s Wading Pools as training ground for bike ride training. The painted…

“Important things to remember post workout…” – Masking Tape Ghost Labyrinth – Hinge Park – Olympic Village – Vancouver

The Labyrinth I made using Green Masking Tape on this round cement Art Podium in…

“🎶 I’m gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket 🎶” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

View this post on Instagram 🎶 I'm gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars…

“✈️🗼🌊⚾️” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

My Blue Labyrinth is still there! Yay! My previous Labyrinth was removed in late April.…

“What a great idea to keep kids active outside!!!!” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

Agreed. View this post on Instagram What a great idea to keep kids active outside!!!!…

“The Heart is a Labyrinth.” – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Toronto

Hmmm… Depending on how much of the existing Painted lines which make up my Heart…

Expecting… – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

An Expecting Mom smiling atop the Heart Labyrinth I re-painted on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian…

“Первое утро в Торонто…”– Red Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

This was the final Labyrinth I painted on North Augusta Avenue before the street was…

“The music, the food, the art… the joy!” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

My painted Street Labyrinths often become focal points, stage venues for Performers . . .…

“Fun times in Toronto” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market

Fire Breathing Street Performer ! Street Performer making good use, by way of a stage,…

Sunrise – Labyrinth Pier – False Creek Seawall – Vancouver

Early morning light begins revealing the Orange Labyrinth I painted on Labyrinth Pier in Vancouver…

“Sunday Funday 😎” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

Many people create photographs of themselves standing or sitting in the middle of my Labyrinths…

“Colour me pineapple 😘🍍💛🍍☀️🍍🌼🍍” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

Once the rain stopped, colours of my freshly painted Labyrinth on Kensington Avenue contrasted well…

“Who’s the artist?!” – Classic Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

That artist is me! And this is a photograph of a photographer taking a photograph…

“Whatcha talking ’bout Willis” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market

View this post on Instagram whatcha talking bout willis A post shared by lanaaa ✌🏻…

CAR !!!! – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

Cars beginning rolling atop my painted Labyrinths all along North Augusta Avenue after it re-opens…

“📷➡🌍” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

Out came The Sun and dried up all The Rain . . . View this…

Labyrinth Painting – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

That’s me painting my first Labyrinth of the Day, on Kensington Avenue in Kensington Market…

“Duckman collaborates with Hero-San” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Labyrinth I painted on Augusta Avenue during the June 2019 Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market…

“You have a feeling that there is a future for streets without cars…” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

“Clearly not enough time within the world of Pedestrian Sunday but you have a feeling…

Nature – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto

When painting Labyrinths in Wading Pools, I do not consider my colour choices on what…

“Who can resist a maze?” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

And who can resist a Mom asking if her Little One can walk a still-being-painted…

“Sunday afternoon street performance” – Herosan – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

My month old Street Labyrinth painted on Augusta Avenue doubles as stage venue for Herosan…

“Is every Public Space a Work in Progress?” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Downtown Toronto

Yes. — John Lorinc (@JohnLorinc) July 28, 2019 Cities aren’t just about great visions, but…

“Love Labyrinth and cute kids park 🥰” – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Didn’t realize that the tiny blue arrow I painted pointing to the Entrance of The…

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