Just as the Teen Centre is a space for collaboration between growing minds, so too is this mural, which brought together three emerging artists to complete it through the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY). This augmented reality wall expands beyond the borders of existing space in more than one way.
A traditional landscape bridges the gap between the panels, symbolic of the limitless potential of nature. Community leaders and Elders were consulted to determine the images that would represent their communities within this shared Treaty 7 landscape.
People can also experience this piece in the digital realm by using the USAY AR app to scan the mural with their mobile device. Learn about the rivers, mountains, animals and other features of the mural, as well as hear a land acknowledgement gifted by Elder Randy Bottle. This interactive landscape speaks to people, just as this land has been teaching Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.