Thank you for this Labyrinth Report Shawn!
Appreciated!
We would like to report that
A> the god blessed fountain worked
B> the city has not power washed off Himy Syed’s (@LabyrinthsDOTca) fine wading pool labyrinth.Always love the wee exposed aggregate kid step.
Sign, in toronto fashion, warns not to touch mouth on fountain 🤷🏼♂️ pic.twitter.com/WZ1320jTQQ
— Shawn Micallef 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@shawnmicallef) August 14, 2023
Super Soaker Water Gun Fight inside the Octagon Labyrinth !
Another Sunday Funday at the Wading Pool Labyrinth in Budapest Park, Sunnyside, Toronto.
Why walk my Octagon Labyrinth inside the water-filled Wading Pool at Budapest Park, Sunnyside, Toronto . . .
When you can dance instead ?
Scattered twigs within The Path are expected this time of year when walking Labyrinths.
Observed from the South-West Octant Corner towards the centre of the Octagon Labyrinth in Budapest Park, Sunnyside, Toronto.
Thank you Randy for sharing photos of my Octagon Labyrinth in Budapest Park.
After a summer’s worth of water filled Wading Pool Labyrinthing,
My painted colours have faded enough and it’s time for a refresh,
So that’s what I hope to complete before the snow falls.
The Wading Pool inside Budapest Park,
Immediately north of the Sunnyside Boardwalk,
Opposite the east side of Sunnyside Pool,
Is normally filled with water every day throughout the summer.
Yet this past Sunday and again today, Civic Holiday Monday, it remained dry,
Offering the chance to easily walk my Octagon Labyrinth water-free.
For the rest of the summer during daytime hours,
You can still experience walking the Labyrinth in ankle deep water which is fun too.
Heatwave in Toronto happening now.
Why not cool down by walking the Wading Pool Labyrinth in Budapest Park along the Sunnyside Boardwalk ?
Find the water then start at the Heart !
Ice Cream !
Being enjoyed along the border wall of a water-filled Wading Pool Labyrinth in Budapest Park, Toronto.
The Swimming Song while jumping around my Wading Pool Labyrinth in Budapest Park !
Dark Age Ahead – The Wizard of Ossington Jane's Walkhttps://t.co/QudFTCVL3p
Date : Friday May 6 2022
Time : 5:30 p.m.
Start : Meet in middle of Medicine Wheel #Labyrinth atop traffic island opposite Christie Street Subway Station entrance
| #JanesWalkTO #JanesWalk #Toronto pic.twitter.com/UOldpIOks0
— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) April 6, 2022
World Labyrinth Day – Sunnyside Jane's Walk
Walk Canada's largest, most complex, Octagon Labyrinth!
+ Two more Labyrinths
Date : Saturday May 7 2022
Time : 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Start : Budapest Park, Beside the Dinosaurs
| #JanesWalkTO #loveTOwalk#WorldLabyrinthDay #Labyrinths pic.twitter.com/HKxGHTRiUG
— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) April 9, 2022
World Labyrinth Day ~ Blue Zone Scarborough Jane's Walk
Learn how Labyrinths transform Neighbourhoods into Blue Zones
Date : Saturday May 7 2022
Time : 7:15 p.m – 8 p.m.
Start : Traffic Island, Teesdale Place
| #JanesWalkTO #loveTOwalk #BlueZones#WorldLabyrinthDay #ScarbTO pic.twitter.com/eY5jFM1JRI
— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) April 9, 2022
The Girl on the Hat – A Children's Jane's Walkhttps://t.co/mOWBwTod4s
Date : Sunday May 8 2022
Time : 1 p.m.
Start : 69 Albany Avenue, sidewalk in front of Jane Jacobs' house
(Parents+Grandparents can come too!)
| #JanesWalkTO #JanesWalk #loveTOwalk
#storytelling #Toronto pic.twitter.com/3jyC5Yd85n— HïMY SYeD 🍥 City of Labyrinths Project (@LabyrinthsDOTca) April 7, 2022
Grateful for your Kind & Generous Acknowledgment.
Thank you.
“This is to HïMY @labyrinthsdotca whom I accidentally met at Budapest Park creating his biggest ground Labyrinth in Canada (!!!).
I had noticed that and many other wading pool Labyrinths in parks around Toronto before that,
and I thought it was so cool cause every time I saw children and adults really enjoying them.
I was sure it was a City of Toronto’s project of some sort,
BUT it is not!
HïMY is doing it all on his own and hasn’t sought payment for his creations.
He spends time to carefully measure and calculate a very elaborated Labyrinth pattern,
and invests his own money in the art materials.
He worked on this one, for example, for about two years.
He puts so much thought into the way he designs his Labyrinths, and so so much passion!
Just look at HïMY’s t-shirt, and undershirt, and notebook – everything is Labyrinth 😍
And he did his research how to write it in different languages 🙂
Dear @start_streetartoronto and @stepspublicart , I think HïMY totally deserves to be on the artists roster and bring even more of his interactive and meaningful creations to animate the public spaces ❤️
P.S. did you know what is the different between a Maze and a Labyrinth?
I didn’t, and I learnt from HïMY that a Maze has dead ends, but a Labyrinth doesn’t, you will always find your way to the centre ✨”
Grateful for your Acknowledgement.
So few photographs exist of me when making my Labyrinths,
Deeply appreciate your taking of this one and sharing it.
Thank you Antonio.
Happy Walking !
Noah,
Grateful for your kind, most kind, generous, and unexpected acknowledgement.
Thank you.
“If you’ve ever noticed the intricate beauty of a Labyrinth painted into a splash pad in a Toronto park,
Or even taken a few meditative and reflective minutes to walk its lanes,
You can thank this artist,
HiMY aka @LabyrinthsDOTca
He has made 200 of them across the city,
Unpaid and sometimes without permission.
He takes the time to learn about the people and history of the community so that he can represent them.
He returns to maintain them.
In his words,
They are an “Outstallation” for us each to experience in our own way.
They are a gift for which I am deeply thankful.”
While others walk or run behind her,
Little one feeling a little shy, opts to exit the Octagon Labyrinth . . .
