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'Mapping Out Calm' is a large-scale paper tapestry by Steph Cloutier that explores the impermanence of life through water. A hand-stitched map made of lake water and pulp reveals Lake Ontario’s evolution and resilience, and our shared experience with transition and renewal.
Mapping Out Calm
Jan
24
This quilt by Cristina De Miranda depicts the early stages of the artist's pregnancy using characteristics common in modern quilting. The radiating woven circles serve to illustrate that as her son grew, she was also growing into her new role as a mother.
Portrait of Mother and Son
Jan
19
'Symphotic Morphosis' is an interactive installation that adapts light, sound, and movement to engage young children in spatial learning and relaxation, using sensory-rich design and AI-driven feedback to enhance spatial awareness and cognitive development in real time.
Symphotic Morphosis
Jan
31
'Delirious Facade' is a design project that uses image processing artificial intelligence as a generator for architectural form and ornament. The resulting facade proposals are inherently contextual, relating to historical precedent in ways not tied down to dominant formal narratives.
Delirious Facade
Jan
24
Printing a family photograph onto a corroded copper plate, this work by Ernesto Cabral de Luna explores the delicate interplay between memory, material degradation, and artistic resurrection. This large-scale installation showcases the visual distortion of memories through the physical degradation of materiality.
Snapshot: Foto de Familia
Dec
21
2024
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20
2025
'The Leg Table Project' by Hamish Greenland examines the allure and meaning of crossed legs. Do these intersecting silhouettes captivate us universally, or does context—bare feet or running shoes—transform their effect? A striking exploration of form and meaning.
The Leg Table Project
Jan
24
Discounted prices and unprecedented convenience come at a great cost. With a nod to Warhol's Brillo boxes, these screen-printed boxes use humour to draw attention to the corporations crushing small businesses. This installation by Christopher Rouleau is an urgent reminder to shop local.
Amazon Sucks
Jan
24
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