"Cattails and Pansies", 35' x 15', spray paint and latex on concrete, Halifax, Nova-Scotia, 2022.
Big thank you to @halifaxmuralfestival and @princefuze for their trust and top-notch production on this one as well as @slick.skills for the help tracing, @algueux for the action shots, @swadeowens and @vbrumwellart for hosting me, @sbu and @ananasanonyme for the help with the maquette as well as all the other artists in the festival (with a special shout out to @miquemichelle). If I'm naming all these people, it's partly to underline the collaborative and involved nature of the work. I can't do big projects without other people lending their skills and time.
For this piece, I wanted to draw the viewer into a scene of nature and abundance. I've been interested (as have been people I draw inspiration from) in "future imaginaires": the futures as we can imagine it, not just as is expected. A lot of my interest in foraging, hand-sourced materials and organic patterns stems from this. While paint is harder to adapt in this way, I was pleased to be able to use @trackside.studios ' leftover latex paint for all of the background. I chose cattails and pansies because both are edible and abundant (and they seemed well suited for Halifax's pride parade).
Again, a big thank you.
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
