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In the News: New discovery made in the preservation of the Bruce Head mural

Johannah Javier — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:43:17 +0000

Jason Shields, an assistant professor in the Department of Interior Design in the Faculty of Architecture is leading a project to preserve a 400-foot concrete mural crafted by late Canadian artist Bruce Head and titled “The Wall.”. This week Jason and his team unearthed several never-before-seen photos from the mural’s creation and intend to incorporate the images into the final product.

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Image credit: A picture of the mid-construction documentation of “The Wall,” capturing the evolving geometry and surface treatment in 1977. (Oliver Botar and Jason Shields)

CTV Winnipeg: ‘This was his legacy’ : The work to preserve this massive piece of art with virtual reality

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:03:25 +0000

Waytiuk, the executor of the Bruce Head Estate, has partnered with Jason Shields at the University of Manitoba to create a 3D digital copy of ‘The Wall’.

“The device itself will actually shoot lasers out of it, and those lasers will create distance measurements, and will allow us to replicate ‘The Wall’ itself,” Shields said.

The assistant professor in the department of interior design said these scans will allow “The Wall” to be digitally re-created in various mediums such as virtual reality.

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