City of Labyrinths
Toronto & Vancouver City of Labyrinths is a Project to create public Labyrinths within walking distance of every Torontonian & Vancouverite.
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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- Labyrinths in Islam – Traffic Island Labyrinth – Masjid Qiblatain – Madinah, Saudi Arabia – Tuesday May 31 2011
- “First look at how ActiveTO will roll out” – Cycle Toronto
- “Kodak Colorplus 200 | Olympus XA” – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto
- “Took a long walk…with a Loop around the Sunnyside Bathing Pavillion. Found a Labyrinth.” – Octagon Labyrinth – Sunnyside Boardwalk – Toronto
- “Was this one yours ?” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Labyrinth fun 🐶” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Earlscourt Park – Toronto
- “Fun Day” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto
- “Bien Feliz terminando mi combo de 2 rebanadas y refresco por $ 5” – Robson Square Labyrinth – 800 Robson Plaza – Downtown Vancouver
- “Today I am grateful for my path in life. It’s been full of twists and turns with many unexpected changes and circumstances.” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Boardwalk – Toronto
- “Liesel in the Labyrinth” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Empty Lake, Empty Streets, The Sun goes down alone” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Yesterday, I walked a deserted Labyrinth. It was a pattern I’d never walked before…” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
- “Meditation Labyrinth by the sea wall. We chattered all the way through though so it wasn’t very meditative…” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – Olympic Village
- “Life’s a Labyrinth. Distancing Games” – Christie Street Traffic Island Labyrinth – Toronto
- “Spot maintenance.” – Masking Tape Ghost Labyrinth – Hinge Park – Olympic Village – Vancouver
- “Today at 4:39 p.m.” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Sunnyside Amusement Park – Toronto
- “SURPRISE” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Kensington Market Downtown Toronto
- “There’s nobody out playing today! 🤔⛲️ Does that mean I’m the new master of the playground? 😈🤣” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Boardwalk – Toronto
- “It’s almost Spring!” – Masking Tape Ghost Labyrinth – Hinge Park – Olympic Village – Vancouver
- Black and White – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto
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“Walking meditation with the nephew. He may have thought it was just a cool maze…but I tricked him into setting intentions for 2019!” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – The Village on False Creek
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“This guy’s hobby is drawing large mazes on the streets of Vancouver using coloured chalks 😄” – Christmas Tree Labyrinth – Olympic Village – Vancouver
Large Labyrinths!
Grateful for the portrait.
I’m usually the one photographing, rarely the one photographed.
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged Chalk, Chalk Labyrinth, Christmas Tree Labyrinth, HiMY SYeD, Olympic Village, Public Art, Vancouver, Vancouver City of Labyrinths Comments closed
“More running in the rain… Geese, Crows and Ducks are hanging out together in the puddles” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – Olympic Village – False Creek
Birds of a Feather . . .
No, Wait!
What!?
NO Pigeons?
Posted in City of Labyrinths, Serendipity Tagged Crows, Ducks, False Creek, Geese, Vancouver Public Labyrinth, Water Comments closed
“Nice Christmas Day surprise, a Christmas Tree Labyrinth !!” – Foot of Manitoba Street – Olympic Village – Vancouver
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“Christmas Tree Labyrinth. Walk the L-Walk, it will chill you right out 👌👊🙌” – Foot of Manitoba Street – Olympic Village – False Creek – Vancouver
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“Christmas Labyrinth, in chalk, being drawn up in Olympic Village” – Foot of Manitoba Street – Vancouver
Hey, that’s me underneath the Giant Christmas Tree Labyrinth.
I was drawing boxes representing the idea of gifts and presents under the Xmas Tree while pointing the entrance . . .
Posted in City of Labyrinths, Giant Outstallation Art Tagged Chalk, Chalk Labyrinth, Christmas Tree Labyrinth, HiMY SYeD, Manitoba Street, Olympic Village, Public Art, Public Space, Vancouver Comments closed
“☸️” – Labyrinth Pier – False Creek Seawall – Vancouver
Of the Four Labyrinths I have thus far painted on what I call Labyrinth Pier, this first one in orange is the least faded.
I painted at least two full coats over the entire design.
I also painted this first one during the drier months.
Painting on dry wood planks allows for more longevity than painting on moist or damp wood.
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged False Creek Seawall, Granville Island, Labyrinth Pier, Orange, Painted, Vancouver Comments closed
“I had no idea we had so many Labyrinths” – Labyrinth Pier – Granville Island – Vancouver
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“I can’t wait to see this giant tree lit up at night! 🎄🎄🎄😍” – Robson Square Labyrinth – Downtown Vancouver
Robson Square Labyrinth making Cameo/Photobomb appearance . . .
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“Life is a Labyrinth . . . Thoughts?” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground – Sunnyside Beach – Toronto
“Life is a Labyrinth.
Thoughts?
A Labyrinth has an unambiguous route to the centre and back and presents no navigational challenge.”
Posted in City of Labyrinths, Serendipity Tagged Colour, Painted, question, Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Wading Pool, Wading Pool Labyrinth Comments closed
Christmas Tree Chalk Labyrinth – Foot of Manitoba Street – Olympic Village – Vancouver
A Pause in The Rain allowed a window of time to chalk out a Labyrinth Design idea I’ve been pondering.
A Giant Christmas Tree Labyrinth!
Didn’t turn out how I envisioned it.
Numerous mistakes, miscalculations, and I messed up both the “Centre” and the “Star”.
My intention was to create a Pass Through Labyrinth, yet muscle memory kicked in and before I could catch myself, I had eliminated possibilities for a pass-through.
Aw well.
Next time. Until then, here are images of how this first attempt at a Christmas Tree Chalk Labyrinth turned out…
A unique seasonal activity! You are amazing HiMY! https://t.co/BnWG2wI3k2
— Carol Matthews (@waywordwayside) December 16, 2018
It would be amazing to walk this lovely Labyrinth. https://t.co/C8aTz5cof3
— Sarah Doucette (@SarahEDoucette) December 16, 2018
Posted in City of Labyrinths Tagged Chalk, Chalk Labyrinth, Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree Labyrinth, Manitoba Street, Olympic Village, Vancouver Comments closed
“Elliot and the Giant Christmas Tree” – Robson Square Labyrinth – Downtown Vancouver
West side of Robson Square closer to Hornby Street stands a Giant Christmas Tree.
East side of Robson Square closer to Howe Street lays the Labyrinth.
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“December Healing, Mystic Journey” – Labyrinth Pier – Granville Island – Vancouver
Grateful to live in a City where the Labyrinths I make remain walkable in the Winter Months.
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“Fall walk in Vancouver BC” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – False Creek
This is pretty much how the Vancouver Public Labyrinth looks like from a distance, if you are observing False Creek from the multi-use pathway along the Seawall.
There is enough green space for a second smaller Stone Labyrinth to be created closer to the pathway.
I made a small three lane Classic Labyrinth late this past summer. It remained recognizable and walkable for many, many weeks.
Hopefully I may be able to create a Baltic Design pass-through Labyrinth made of stones in the near future.
Not everyone feels comfortable enough to wander off the paved path and onto the grass to reach the Labyrinth and then walk it.
A second Stone Labyrinth made much closer to the pathway may be just enough for some people to expand their comfort zone, and go for a Labyrinth Walk.
“One fine day. 🙂💕” – Labyrinth Pier – False Creek Seawall – Vancouver
Nice capture showing three of the four Labyrinths painted on Labyrinth Pier in Vancouver . . .
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