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'This Is A Tiger' is a window installation pairing Wy Joung Kou's intricate ceramic & glass mosaic work with elements of inclusive design. This work launches us into the layered intersections of identity, ancestry, dis/ability, and artistry.

This Is A Tiger

Window Installation

This Is A Tiger

Feb 26

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Mar 04 2021

An interactive 3D projection-mapped installation that allows in-person visitors to experience the impact their movements have on physical space while simultaneously allowing web users to dig-itally impact the physical installation.

Distributed Contiguity – POSTPONED

Window Installation

Distributed Contiguity – POSTPONED

Jan 01

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Jan 31 2021

Take a journey into Canada’s geological past without leaving the city! Core Shadows is a small collection of lighting fixtures inspired by Ontario’s natural landscape and the human interaction that has altered it throughout time.

Core Shadows – POSTPONED

Window Installation

Core Shadows – POSTPONED

Apr 01

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Apr 30 2021

'Usittik / Undress' is a series of screenprints exploring the deconstructed elements of traditional Inuit tattoos. Through reclamation, the designer dissects his own identity and references printmaking within Inuit art and connects it with a Bauhaus-esque Arts and Crafts study.

Usittik / Undress – POSTPONED

Window Installation

Usittik / Undress – POSTPONED

Jan 22

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Jan 31 2021

This mural by Misbah Ahmed examines shifting cultural landscapes and observes womxn of colour who exist within diaspora. Forming new identities using fragmented pieces of past and present, belonging becomes an abstract concept presented through communal bonds rather than physical spaces.

Belonging To Each Other

Window Installation

Belonging To Each Other

Jan 15

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Feb 13 2021

'The Junction 1st Annual Window Wonderland,' presented by MEDS Junction Pharmacy, transforms our neighbourhood into an outdoor gallery that is engaging, and magical. In this exhibition local artists and Augmented Reality create an impressive display of public art.

The Junction 1st Annual Window Wonderland

Window Installation

The Junction 1st Annual Window Wonderland

Nov 14 2020

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Jan 31 2021

'Support Black Designers.' is a temporary mural featuring artwork & writing by Black creatives — curated by the Daniels Art Directive with designers Ashita Parekh and Tolu Alabi — installed at One Spadina, the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty.

Support Black Designers.

Window Installation

Support Black Designers.

Oct 23 2020

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Feb 01 2021

This project by Lauren Pearson and Leah Lavergne acts as a material exploration traveling alongside yearning to bring comfort and a sense of wellbeing to the spaces we stay in.

Window Installation

Jan 22

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Jan 31 2021

'song of the shirt' is an installation that prompts discourse of the ongoing complications with the current manufacturing of the garment industry. Upcycled secondhand garments create a manifestation that carries stories of factory workers.

song of the shirt

Window Installation

song of the shirt

Jan 23

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Jan 31 2021

While facilitating a shared sense of lucid joy, 'Dream State' by Alby Kenny presents an idea of an alternate reality and hopes to evoke a sensation of conscious dreaming, though immersive installation art.

Window Installation

Jan 22

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Jan 31 2021

'Speciation' is the physical embodiment of a series of silicon-based organisms derived from a genetic algorithm. The algorithm provides the structure for an alternate world without norms that restrict the growth of queerness, and instead creates an ever-diversifying population.

Window Installation

Jan 22

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Jan 31 2021

'My Little Arcana' is a body of textile works created by Alisa McRonald, a self-described Gen X, feminist, witchy queerdo from a small town.

My Little Arcana

Window Installation

My Little Arcana

Jan 22

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Mar 22 2021

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