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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- “Arrived at the outskirts…” – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto
- 680News – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Audrey/Isaiah” – Drone Video – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Unidentified Flying Object” – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto
- “The Land of Indigenous People.” – Dish With One Spoon / Man In The Maze / Medicine Wheel Labyrinth – Wells Hill Park – Toronto / Tkaronto
- Inti Norbert atop the Water Pump – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto
- First Dose – Mobile Vaccination Clinic – MAC ICCO – Muslim Association of Canada – Islamic Community Centre of Ontario – 2550 Dunwin Drive, Mississauga
- “El caminito” – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Earlscourt Park – Toronto
- “Thanks for the fresh tracks” – Steve Purificati – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto
- World Labyrinth Day 2021: “A break from all the rain!” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Boardwalk – Toronto
- “Happy World Labyrinth Day! To celebrate World Labyrinth Day 2021, we visit one of our favourite spots for a virtual Walk For CF adventure.” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Not childish, but child like. – Keep your heart, people. 💙” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto
- “I made you my temple, my mural, my sky” – Labyrinth – David Crombie Park – St. Lawrence Neighbourhood – Old Town Toronto
- “Mouse sized maze!” – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto
- “Life comes full circle ⭕️” – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto
- “Reverberations ✨” – Habitat Island – False Creek Seawall – Vancouver Public Labyrinth
- French Bulldog MOMO – Trinity-Bellwoods Park Labyrinth Walk – Downtown Toronto
- “The Christie Pits Spiral, painted in the splash pad. I was early for an appointment, so I indulged myself…” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto
- “Guy in the background painstakingly carrying rocks off the shoreline to create The Labyrinth” – Stone Labyrinth – Humber Bay Park West – Humber Bay Shores – Mimico – South Etobicoke – Toronto
- Stone Labyrinth – Humber Bay Park West – Humber Bay Shores – Mimico – South Etobicoke – Toronto
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“Sunday morning splash pad 🌊” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged Eglinton Park, Morning, Painted, Toronto, Wading Pool, Wading Pool Labyrinth, Water Comments closed
“Stillboys Alphabet Soup” – Scarboro Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Prairie Drive Park – Scarborough – Toronto
Labyrinth I first painted on May 27 2007 upon the surface of the wading pool in Prairie Drive Park, Scarborough, is holding its colours fairly well . . .
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged Blue, Green, Painted, Reflection, Scarboro Labyrinth, Scarborough, Toronto, Wading Pool, Wading Pool Labyrinth, Water Comments closed
“Summer! 🔥😎” – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Geary Avenue Parkette – Toronto
Wading Pool Water almost reaches outer-most boundary of the Labyrinth . . .
Posted in Serendipity Tagged Geary Avenue Parkette, Green, Painted, Toronto, Video, Wading Pool, Water Comments closed
“Street Art 🖍” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Toronto
The colours are holding up and the Labyrinths I painted on upper Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market remain walkable . . .
Posted in Giant Outstallation Art Tagged Augusta Avenue, Heart, Kensington Market, Painted, Street Labyrinth, Toronto Comments closed
“In Kensington Market this past weekend and came across these Labyrinths made by HiMY SYeD….” – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Toronto
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
Posted in City of Labyrinths, Pedestrian Sunday, Serendipity Tagged Augusta Avenue, Chalk, Classical Labyrinth, Don't Power Wash, Fish, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, Kensington Market, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto, Urban Acupuncture Comments closed
“Painting Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays❤️” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Toronto
Video + Images of me painting first of four Pedestrian Sunday Labyrinths on Augusta Avenue . . .
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, HiMY SYeD, Kensington Market, Labyrinth Painting, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto, Turquoise, Video Comments closed
“Painting the Town”– Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
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 . . .
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, HiMY SYeD, Kensington Market, Labyrinth Painting, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto, Turquoise Comments closed
“The Infamous Pac-Man Level 256 Glitch…”
“The infamous Pac-Man level 256 glitch.
The reason for the glitch is that the level counter in the original Pac-Man is stored as an 8-bit integer, meaning the highest value it can hold is 255.
The level counter starts with 0 internally, but for calculating the fruit counter it adds 1; however, because of overflow, adding 1 to 255 would result in 0, and the game tries to count fruits from 1, causing the game to attempt to draw 256 fruit to the screen until it overflows to 0.
The result is the garbled mess on the right side of the maze, because the screen memory starts with the bottom, followed by the columns from the right side.”
– Nick –
“Another Successful PSK…” – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSK, Toronto Comments closed
Canada Day – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Eglinton Park – Toronto
Kids in Wading Pool Labyrinth I painted in Eglinton Park . . .
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged Eglinton Park, Painted, Red, Toronto, Wading Pool, Wading Pool Labyrinth, Water Comments closed
“You can take me out of the market, but you can’t take the market out of me💓” – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, Kensington Market, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto Comments closed
“Sundays” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, Classical Labyrinth, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, Kensington Market, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto Comments closed
“After the Sunrise Ceremony; was so peaceful to walk the Medicine Wheel Labyrinth…” – Wells Hill Park – Toronto / Tkaronto
It’s beautiful! A wonderful way to begin Canada Day ! Thank you !
— Carolyn Bennett (@Carolyn_Bennett) July 1, 2019
After the sunrise ceremony was so peaceful to walk the Medicine Wheel labyrinth… @LabyrinthsDOTca ‘s personal act of reconciliation pic.twitter.com/ywoZIivSlD
— Carolyn Bennett (@Carolyn_Bennett) July 1, 2019
Posted in Labyrinth Walks Tagged Black, Carolyn Bennett, Colour, Dish With One Spoon, Man In The Maze, Medicine Wheel, National Indigenous Peoples Day, NIPDCanada, Painted, Red, Repainting, Sunrise Ceremony, Tkaronto, Toronto, Wading Pool, Wells Hill Park, White, Yellow Comments closed
“❤️ 不敢跑到大马路去走这个迷宫 😂” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday Tagged Augusta Avenue, centre, Feet, Heart, Kensington Market, Night, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto, Yellow, 迷宫 Comments closed
“Such a good day exploring…” – Heart Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto
Posted in Pedestrian Sunday, Serendipity Tagged Augusta Avenue, Heart, Heart Labyrinth, Kensington Market, Painted, Pedestrian Sundays, PSKensington, Street, Street Labyrinth, Toronto Comments closed
