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“#Labyrinths.ca” – Robson Square Labyrinth – Downtown Vancouver

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday January 6, 2019

View this post on Instagram # labyrinths.ca A post shared by Cam Soucy (@camjsoucy) on Jan 6, 2019 at 2:02pm PST

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“Hop Skip” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday June 24, 2018

Among my signatures in the Labyrinths I design and make, are empty canvas spaces created in-between the turn-arounds. Often in those canvas spaces, I draw or chalk or paint a smaller Labyrinth design inside. In my online and real life Labyrinth journeys, I have only ever encountered two or maybe three instances that someone else […]

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“Have you noticed these Labyrinths around Vancouver? You might wonder what they are…”

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Wednesday June 13, 2018

Have you noticed these labyrinths around Vancouver? You might wonder what they are… Well, they are kind of like a maze but they are different in that there are no dead ends and only one way to the center. You can walk through them either in prayer as they were originally intended for or use […]

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“Public Art – Colour Their World – Wading Pool Murals Aim To Inspire Wee Ones” – By Tatum Dooley – Spacing Magazine, Summer 2017, Page 17

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Thursday July 6, 2017

‘…The idea that murals add a colourful element that enhances parks was echoed by artist HiMY SYeD: “Wading pools are only used for their intentional purpose a few hours out of the year.”‘ ‘The Labyrinths that HiMY has painted on wading pools scattered throughout Toronto add an element of play for children whether there is […]

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“Copyrighted Labyrinths get me down…” — Thea Verkerk

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Saturday August 20, 2016

“Copyrighted Labyrinths get me down. “To me it’s an open source archetype that passes from generation to generation building off the creativity, work, and tradition of anonymous craftsmen and women. “If you like my designs feel free to share, use or adapt them….” — Thea Verkerk, via Discover Labyrinths (Lars Howlett) “Copyrighted” Labyrinths are Today’s […]

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Labyrinth Community Network Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 1: Labyrinths and Islam

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Thursday December 15, 2011

  Labyrinth Community Network Newsletter – Volume 4 . Issue 1 Hello Himy I was so pleased with your contribution to our newsletter. You really live your Sufi name. We hope our paths cross soon. JoAnn

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  • Human Calendar

  • 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

  • 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.