Toronto, ON — On Wednesday, July 10, 2025, from 3 PM to 9 PM, artist Francesco Pio unveils We Are Not Alone at Wychwood Barns Park—an immersive outdoor art installation that transforms public space into a sanctuary for stillness, memory, and connection.

Featuring 60 (80” x 20”) free-standing mixed media paintings on wood, directionally placed in three concentric circles, the installation is inspired by a dream of standing alone in a desert, surrounded by ancient beings—The Old Ones. These paintings serve as vessels for ancestral memory and spiritual presence, inviting visitors to engage deeply with the invisible layers of land and self.

In a world marked by uncertainty—remnants of COVID still echo through our lives, alongside rising US tariffs, economic instability, the threat of job loss, and the rapid integration of AI—anxiety about the future runs deep. We Are Not Alone offers a quiet counter-space—one that speaks not with answers, but with presence. It becomes a space where we can pause, breathe, and remember even in chaos, connection still exists. That we are, indeed not alone.