MURALS &
STREET ART

Artist Statement: Horae is about the cycle of the seasons and how its inhabitants are affected by them. The composition mimics a gallery setting to direct focus to each season individually; highlighting the different and common behaviour of the subjects. This piece is situated along Pantages Lanes, which is named after Peter (Pete) Basil Pantages (1901- 1971) who founded the century-old Polar Bear Swim at English Bay. As opposed to inhabitants depicted through this mural, Pantages was undeterred by seasonal changes of our city and reportedly swam every day of the year, even on the coldest days. Pantages’s unwavering habits have inspired many to take the cold annual swim every New Year.