Home + Away

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Home + Away is a climbable public artwork shaped like a slice of stadium bleachers, 17 metres (50 feet) tall with 16 rows, overlooking Empire Fields in Hastings Park, East Vancouver. By Seattle-based artists Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, it was unveiled by the City of Vancouver in July 2024.

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A slice of stadium bleachers, 17 metres (50 feet) tall, overlooks Empire Fields in Hastings Park and is designed to be climbed. CTV News calls it a "stairway to nowhere". Global News described it in July 2024 as having 16 rows of seating and as designed to be climbed and used as seating, supporting 49 people.

The artists are Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, who are based in Seattle. The fields are the site of the former Empire Stadium, which Global News describes as home of the BC Lions and a venue that hosted acts including the Beatles. Global News quotes Mihalyo: "Home + Away was inspired directly by the site history of spectatorship".

The project took years. Global News reports it was approved in 2015 with a budget of $450,000, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, and was completed for $640,000. Design changes dropped the V-shaped yellow and blue "home" and "away" sections from the original plan. CTV News, in a story headlined "Nearly 10 years after it was first pitched", reported on 15 July 2024 that the installation was officially complete and ready to welcome climbers.

Both reports are from July 2024. The sources read give no hours, street address or admission details, and do not say whether any climbing rules or closures apply today.

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Overlooks Empire Fields in Hastings Park, East Vancouver. Global News (15 July 2024) says it is designed to be climbed and used as seating, with 16 rows and room for 49 people. Hours, rules and any closures are not stated in the sources read.

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A public artwork unveiled by the City of Vancouver in Hastings Park, designed to be climbed and used as seating (Global News, July 2024). Opening hours, any restrictions and current condition were not confirmed.

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