Stanley Park Environmental Art - Ephemeral Works

Davide Pan & T'Uy'Tanat Cease Wyss

John Hemsworth, Peter von Tiesenhausen • Davide Pan, T'Uy'Tanat Cease Wyss • Shirley Wiebe • Tania Willard

Xapayay'/Cedar

Click thumbnails for full-size images. Photos: Paul Colangelo.

Artists' Statement:
Chewx Ma Hal7h! Siyam, Siya! T'Uy'Tanat, Kwi En Snas! Cease Wyss, Ni7amin!
Greetings Important People
Chewx Ma Hal7h, Ta'a's!
Xapayay! Ptakwm! T'aka7ay! Skw'eʼ kwech'!

Greetings Grandmothers!
Cedar! Ferns! Salal Berry! Huckleberry!

This work represents so much that is dear to my spirit, mind and blood. This land has not heard our language being spoken here for several decades, other than the rare moments where those who still retain the language come and speak it. To walk this land, this site, and to share the language as I learn it, through the guidance of our Young People who have been gifted with growing up with their Elders, has been an amazing part of my journey further into my culture. Through the plants and the language, I am learning to walk with more humility and with grace. My relationship with our songs and stories has become a deeper and more meaningful part of my on-going relationship with this place, and with the many village and gathering sites I encounter on my journey through Xway Xway to Kanaka Ranch.

K'Ayatcht'N! I hold my hands up to you, plant spirits!

- T'Uy'Tanat Cease Wyss

The great value of simplicity has been brought to the altar in this collaborative experience: Working with basic tools and the power and strength of nature to emphasize the importance of language and culture. Working with Cease has been, and will continue to be, a learning experience. Learning about the past and present of this land and trying to understand and evaluate our place in it. It is a privilege to work on this project in the jewel that is Stanley Park.

- Davide Pan

Visit this work located on the east side of the service road behind the totem area.
Detailed map of Stanley Park

Read ecological response to this work provided by Jarrid Jenkins, Public Programs Manager at SPES.