Public Sweat

A sauna experience you don’t just feel—you hear.

Premiering this weekend, ‘Saunica’ is a new sound installation by Vancouver-based artist George Rahi (.rahi.studios) made specifically for a sauna. The work fills the space with living tones from wooden organ pipes that shift with the heat, turning temperature into sound and the body into a listening instrument. Be the first to experience this new work, in a space where breath, body, and environment resonate together.

Join the Public Sweat mobile sauna pop-up at the Geary Art Crawl on March 7 & 8, 2026 for our latest exploration of sauna culture and contemporary art—celebrating social connection, wellbeing, and shared experience.

Want to learn more about the ‘Saunica’ installation? Register to ‘Sauna with the Artist’ for an informal sauna and listening session with George Rahi. (Link in bio)

📍 Location: 282 Geary Ave (just west of Dufferin)
🕒 Hours:
Saturday, March 7: 2-3 PM (Sauna with the Artist Workshop)
Saturday, March 7: 3:30–9 PM
Sunday, March 8: 2–8 PM

🎟 Admission: PWYC ($10-20) for a 1.5hr session. Link in bio to register in advance, but we’ll keep spaces open for walk-ins too!

🎒 Bring: Bathing suit & towel required; sandals, robe, and water bottle recommended. Come dressed for weather, there is no indoor space access except the saunas themselves.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts (.council) and the BC Arts Council () that made this project possible.

Step in. Slow down. Listen.

Theres nothing like the warm welcoming glow of a sauna at night 🌙🔥✨

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a sauna session at Summer Thing this past weekend, the sauna was full as soon as we opened until we shut down the stove at night and we couldn’t be happier!