OUTSIDE THE LINES COURT MURALIST: EMILY THIESSEN

Witness powerful and awe-inspiring works of visual art unfold, as artists and muralists reimagine what a basketball court can look like. Ten courts throughout the Capital Region will be transformed like never before, breathing new life, new conversations, and new possibilities into these important public spaces.

Our second instalment of Outside the Lines: A Court Mural Project features Emily Thiessen. Read on to learn more about Emily and the wicked pop-up court design she created at UVic!

Artist: Emily Thiessen
Mural Location: University of Victoria (in the parking lot near Centennial Stadium)
Instagram handle: @archipelagic
Website: http://emilythiessen.ca

ARTIST STATEMENT

I wanted to come up with a design that riffs on the 3x3 court lines and also reflects the beauty of where we live on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.

When I visited the pop-up court site I still wasn't sure what that would be. As I was about to leave a hawk started circling the trees and gave me my answer.