Education is the new Buffalo. A beautiful sculpture which can be found down near the Forks by Val T. Vint.
Tucked into the natural paths at The Forks, my photo of Education is the New Bison, emerges like a quiet monument—it’s an outdoor sculpture shaped as a buffalo, but made entirely of books. It was created by Val T. Vint, an amazing Manitoba artist. For me, it’s about the convergence of prairie tradition and future-thinking, speaking in metaphor and metal about where we’ve come from, and where we might go. This bison doesn’t roam. It stands—resolute, filled with knowledge, shaped by story.
It’s one of my favourite places to chill out in the city.
Once, the bison sustained entire nations. It fed, clothed, and carried communities across the land. Today, this sculpture reminds us that education serves a similar role. In a world shaped by shifting economies, ecological upheaval, and cultural disconnection, education becomes sustenance—mental, emotional, even spiritual. To me, this artwork is not just a symbol—it’s a call to action. It says: we must learn, together, or we’ll be left behind.
Bridges of Winnipeg: Seen and Unseen
I added this photo to my latest exhibit of images captured in and around Winnipeg bridges—their bones, their shadows, their forgotten corners. Stripped of colour, each image, as you can see online, reveals new textures: rivets softened by decades of wind, graffiti etched like ghost-script, frozen reflections curling beneath. From the elegance of Esplanade Riel to the industrial hush of lesser-known overpasses, these bridges become more than crossings—they become metaphors.
Through light and contrast, the exhibition uncovers the hidden world beneath and around them: the spaces where moss grows, where footsteps echo alone, where history settles like dust on steel. Bridges of Winnipeg: Seen and Unseen isn’t just a documentation—it’s a meditation. A monochrome walk through the connective tissue of the city, and I invite you to take that walk virtually.
