Labyrinths are a very old theme, and there must be a reason for that. Educated guess? Our unconscious minds stylize the space we move through, emphasize things through repetition. The result is that we create mazes in our dreams, and respond to them when we find them elsewhere.
Meeting Slides looks to be a fun labyrinth. Swedish artist Carsten Holler codesigned it with American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and it was built in Kemi, Finland. It's made of snow, and also outfitted with windowlike apertures. For cluing me into this one I have to thank Francesca Tatarella's book Labyrinths & Mazes: A Journey Through Art, Architecture, and Landscape.
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That's an interesting take on the concept of labyrinths but I'm not quite sure whether it is a maze instead. As you know labyrinths and mazes are different things. The classic labyrinth has one path from the outside curving to the center. It's meant for prayer or meditation wheras mazes have multiple paths, many of which lead to dead ends but with a prize of some kind in the center - like a quiet spot to sit near a fountain.
Your post about the subject lead me to look for a picture of Irving Park a block up the street from here that has a prominent sign that says 'Labyrinth'. Well, we'd never seen one and assumed the sign was meant about a walk among the huge trees. So when I looked it up what should I find but a picture of the labyrinth made of paving stones set in the grass in the far corner. We'd never explored it, but considering the fact the park was an encampment for the homeless the past three years we didn't venture into the corner. Now it's all been fenced off for 'restoration' - around here that means putting a fence around an area and leaving it for three years. We may have to wait a bit to see the labyrinth.
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