Vertical Intersections Installation, Workshop & Pok¡ Launch
Jan 18
Jan 26 2020
exhibition in-person
See Details
Jan 18, 2020
2:00pm 5:00pm
Jan 18, 2020
2:00pm 5:00pm
82 Bond Street, Toronto
Jan 17Fri Closed
Jan 18Sat 10:00am 5:00pm
Jan 19Sun 12:00pm 5:00pm
Jan 20Mon Closed
Jan 21Tue Closed
Jan 22Wed Closed
Jan 23Thu Closed
Jan 24Fri Closed
Jan 25Sat Closed
Jan 26Sun 12:00pm 5:00pm

Vertical Intersections is an itinerant public installation that consists of a series of vertical gardens with workshops that invite locals into shared public space to grow plants, share stories, and create community.

The vertical gardens represent local populations living in high-rise buildings. Each pocket planted with its own native or foreign species, symbolizing the individual urban dweller in their unit. Collectively they represent our vision of growing together as a diverse community, coexisting in symbiosis and supporting each other.

This installation nourishes opportunities for interaction and new friendships; grows awareness of local ecosystems and the importance of their protection and integration into urban landscapes; and educates the community to reclaim and create more green urban spaces.

After its successful launch in The Bentway’s Fall 2019 theme “Second Nature”, Vertical Intersections continues its mission to bring us closer to both “environmental nature” and our “social nature” through the exchanges of urban gardening.

POK¡ LAUNCH

POK¡ is the product born from Vertical Intersections and it is here to bring wellness to our lives!

POK¡ is a sustainable modular vertical garden, which allows the user to be part of its creation speaking the universal language of material folding and discovery. It can be used outdoors or indoors, in residential or commercial spaces, fitting any space. You can personalize it, pick a color, material and finish!

IDITA is looking for new opportunities to commercialize Vertical Intersections and POK¡ locally and internationally. Let’s discuss their multiple possibilities over a cup of tea!

MACKENZIE HOUSE HOURS 
Access to the ‘Vertical Intersections & POK¡’ exhibit at Mackenzie House:

Sat, Jan 18, 10am–5pm: Special Event: Vertical Intersections Opening & Workshop + POK¡ Launch. Free access to the exhibit and the museum.
Sun, Jan 19, 12–5pm: Free access only to the exhibit.
Sun, Jan 26, 12–5pm: Free access only to the exhibit.
Jan 18-26: Window exhibit appreciated from outside.

Music credits Nicola Cruz

Participants

Multidisciplinary Designer Diana Guzmán Valencia

Acknowledgements

Accessibility

Co-Creating our Vertical Garden at Vertical Intersections' Workshop
Having Fun and Saying Hi! in a Creative Way at Vertical Intersections
Everybody is Welcomed at Vertical Intersections!
Getting Close to "Our Nature" at Vertical Intersections
POK¡ Launch at Vertical Intersections!