Not far from the previous location of the Englesea Lodge are the 14 patinated bronze sculptures from Beijing artist Yue Minjin. Its location is a small triangular space called Morton Park.
They were temporary on display as part of the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale, which exhibits international contemporary works in public spaces. They had become permanent through time as a donation to the city of Vancouver by Chip and Sharon Wilson on August 11, 2012.
The name changed in the meantime, from the Path of God to A-maze-ing Laughter.
Although the oversized mouths of these sculptures are in a laughing position, the body language reflects differently, making them creepy. One wonders if they are practising a laughing exercise and what are they laughing about?
A far distance from this little park, the artist seems to be the only one genuinely laughing en route to the bank.
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