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Artist: Paula Ner Dormiendo
Category: Temporary Public Art Projects
Address: Bramalea Limited Community Park - 1030 Williams Pkwy, Brampton, ON L6S 3M1

This public art initiative is part of the Trails and Pathways Program, a series of site-specific, temporary art installations within the City of Brampton's public parks and trails. Trails and Pathways responds to a Council directive for city-wide neighbourhood beautification and speaks to a need for meaningful, neighbourhood-level placemaking and community arts engagement.

"In 2022, my family had the rare opportunity to revisit the Philippines, our native country, after 14 years since we immigrated to Canada. We reunited with family, revisited familiar places, explored new ones, and during that time, I had documented our reunion on my camera. A collection of photos that were taken during our stay is the focus of my most recent project, What​ Makes a House a Home? as I explore and recontextualize my understanding of home, belonging, and relationship with time and placemaking."

Paula Ner Dormiendo

Location

Map of Bramalea Limited Community park with a marker showing the location of What Makes a House a Home art installation by Paula Ner Dormiendo. 

This art installation can be seen at Bramalea Limited Community Park, located along the walking path beyond two baseball fields northwest of the parking lot off Williams Parkway.

image of What Makes a House a Home?, 2025

Paula Ner Dormiendo is an award-winning Brampton-based film director, editor, and aspiring multidisciplinary artist focused on community-driven and empathy-led storytelling.