Lulu, A Memory Garden (2009)

Nancy Chew , Jacqueline Metz

Paulik Neighbourhood Park, 7620 Heather St.

Area: City Centre
Location: In the northwest corner of the park, in and amongst the trees. (Formerly McLennan South Park)

Materials: Stone etched with text.

Program: Civic
Ownership: Civic
Sponsored By: City of Richmond

Description of Work

Words from the community are sandblasted into the stones, boulders, pavers, stepping stones and slabs: fragments of personal stories overlaid on the park.

Artist Statement

"Lulu, a Memory Garden" is a story. It is a story about the park’s past and about people’s experiences of gardens. The park has been renamed Paulik Gardens Neighbourhood Park to recognize the Paulik Family, the former owners of the large ornamental gardens and woodlot. Ed Paulik, who grew up on this land, took care of the park for many years. Stewardship of the park now resides with the Richmond Garden Club. Also encompassing the former Lulu Island Water Gardens of the Ohler Family, this park has a lineage similar to the history of Richmond and contributes to the revitalization of the surrounding neighbourhood.