LOOP BLOG
The Loop Blog is a live database of stories, learnings, information, research, and media generated through our work together. This will continue growing over the next 2 years and will help inspire our future sculptures and share our story with the greater community. Blog posts are be written by various members of the Loop project including youth, artists, and mentors who share their experiences in their own way.
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Jorj
- Apr 28
- 1 min
The fear of voids and empty spaces
Kenophobia is a nasty thing but there is plenty that makes it worse. Blaring horns will shatter me while rushing vehicles scatter the...
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wardadurrani15
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Mistakes are beautiful..
A wise 6 year old girl also known as me once said, “perseverance is hard work, that you keep trying and trying until you get it. Never...
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Emine E. Atak
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Fallen Leaves
Transcript: There’s always been something beautiful about the way leaves fall during this season, as if celebrating a new start with a...
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zalktk3243
- Mar 12
- 1 min
The cycle of life
During one of our LOOP gatherings, our task was to create a haiku poem from a list of words that were brainstormed at a previous session....
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noor bata
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Remembrance and Reconciliation
During our fall sessions, I realized that new beginnings start with remembrance and reconciliation. This is a poem in honour of those...
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nabihaazami
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Vulnerability and Bittersweet Moments
I started this art piece after being powerfully affected by our Fall project. I had no idea that the situation for indigenous people was...
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Jorj
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Reconciliation
Reconciliation There is a lot of back and forth within Indigenous issues, blame tossed to-and-fro resulting in a cycle leading nowhere....
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alishasaadat
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Purpose
The fall session, is a time for healing, letting go, giving back, and acceptance. I was unable to come to a couple of the sessions due to...
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wardadurrani15
- Jan 19
- 5 min
Loop takeaways; Fall sessions
During the summer season, the outtake was meeting and getting familiar with, as well as creating bonds with everyone and learning more...
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jordanparks8
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Making Room for the New
This fall season, I was able to step back from current events and look at nature in a new way, the death of the old and the re-birth of...
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Kashifa Imran
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Healing Together
This fall session gave us all the opportunity to heal. It gave us the chance to reflect back on the Indigenous children whose lives were...
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bellaC
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
Moving Forward Together
Walking in a room filled with people you don’t know is a lot. Sitting down in a circle with others who seem to already found their...
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MarcusDJyyc
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
Blog Post Marcus
During the introductory week of the Loop Project, I learned about aboriginal culture, Mother Earth and aboriginal beliefs. The 5 days we...
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nabihaazami
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Friends and Racism
People don't talk enough about getting thrown into the world. You are safe at home one day, and the next you're being called a terrorist...
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Kashifa Imran
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
A Chance to Try Something New
I was doing nothing this summer. I would either be on my phone all day, watching TV or just being the lazy couch potato I am. That was...
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wardadurrani15
- Aug 20, 2021
- 6 min
Respect for Mother Earth: How to show love for the planet we call home
I made a digital art drawing to reflect my thoughts about the teachings from the first week of the LOOP intensive (shown above). During...
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zalktk3243
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Each Its Own Purpose
Through the five days we’ve spent together, I’ve used my sketchbook to record what I've learned from the different teachings and how each...
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juliannanholmes
- Aug 13, 2021
- 5 min
The Piece that Keeps us all Together.
This rock has been moved, It has been worn down, It has been used as a stepping stone and a seat. It has often been overlooked as...
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Jorj
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
Finding Beauty in Different
Society, as it is today, is built as a one-size-fits-one-mold. It preaches diversity while ignoring individual necessities and ways of...
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