Out of Silence - YVR Airport

Out of the Silence is a series of four large hand-dyed, hand-spun wool weavings created in 1996 by Krista Point, Robyn Sparrow, Debra Sparrow, Gina Grant and Helen Callbreath.

These works honour an esteemed and enduring art form among the Coast Salish people. For many centuries before European contact, intricately woven Coast Salish blankets were worn or distributed during social and religious ceremonies. The artists chose traditional patterns — including diamonds, squares and zigzags — to honour the resilience of their craft and to signify their identities as weavers.