Labyrinth…
STreet ART ?
STart at The HeART !
Augusta Avenue, Kensington Market.
Labyrinth…
STreet ART ?
STart at The HeART !
Augusta Avenue, Kensington Market.
Four Section pass-through Labyrinth chalked in my usual spot at the foot of Manitoba Street in Olympic Village.
I was satisfied and happy with how it eventually turned out.
There was so much I learned about the process of making Multi-Section Pass-Through Labyrinths that will help inform and improve my future designs.
Friday night, I invested the better part of an hour chalking an entire Labyrinth in one of the Entertainment District’s car-free intersections on Granville Street.
Curious to see how much of it survived the day’s vehicle traffic, I returned Saturday night after the street was again closed off to cars and open for people.
Finding my previous night’s faint chalk outline had survived in varying degrees, the Labyrinth remained walkable.
I went for a test walk, and in doing so, a young boy with his mom observing, also began walking it.
A pleasant conversation followed and the young boy and his mom thanked me.
That was enough to confirm what I was going to do anyway, re-chalk the outline of the faded Labyrinth.
I decided to leave the aglets without re-chalked hearts at each of the turns.
I only redrew Hearts at the entrance and the centre this time. A rare decision on my part.
A safe estimate would be that hundreds of people walked, ran, laughed, and made this Labyrinth a part of their party night along Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver.
Including this young Lady, Karen, who stood out for me, as I saw her truly engage and explore and invest much time walking the Labyrinth.
Unexpectedly, found her instagram post, and here it is…
It’s True!
And if anyone already had a happy childhood,
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood… again !
@LabyrinthsDOTca someone once told me it's never too late to have a happy childhood… pic.twitter.com/ROe5AHXRv2
— Jessica Lin (@lil_pinkie_) 7 August 2018
This is one of the Labyrinths I have been randomly chalking in the middle of intersections along Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver when the street goes Car Free on Friday and Saturday nights during the summer.
Never thought to photograph an entrance to any of my Labyrinths from this exact angle before.
Gives me quite a different understanding of my own art.
Or should I say, “STart” ?
“Sometimes, you need to go back to the beginning and reset.
“It’s about the journey and not the destination, like a Labyrinth in the middle of the street.
“Live in the moment.”
* * * “I love a Labyrinth and this one was in the middle of the street at two a.m. as the bars let out in Vancouver.
“People were smiling, connecting and enjoying.
“It was a moment.”