Category Archives: “a borrowed view”

Tiles installed on the Des Seigneurs bridge, at St-Gabriel locks. Happy with the way they look, and satisfied by the positive response of Parks Canada staff, boaters, cyclists, I decide to leave the tiles in place. Not sure if they … Continue reading →

My first urban occupation is in Parc Côte St-Paul – outdoors but still contained within the walls of its boundaries – I choose to install a few tiles along the border at the NE entrance of the square. As I’m … Continue reading →

View from locks, at 5:30 am – time to come down and look for next location on the way to Griffintown view of sunrise, from bridge

So, from the initial research it seems that originally “a borrowed view” was used to describe the art of gardening known as shakkei in Japenese or jie jing in Chinese. Shakkei is the art of creating a garden based around … Continue reading →