Category: Public Art
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Data Stream (concept) – Humber River Hospital, Toronto, 2015
Shortlisted concept proposal for Humber River Hospital in Toronto. Inspired by the nearby Humber River, the universal healing and transformative powers of water have guided the development of this artistic concept. Water is pure and simple, culturally significant across the globe and fundemental to human life. Data Stream draws parallels between the fluidity and current…
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Synesthesia, Davenport Underpass, Toronto 2014
“Synesthesia” is a public artwork comprised of two 9’x100′ murals on the east and west walls of the Davenport Road underpass at Dupont Street in Toronto. The west wall is an interactive installation which offers a synesthetic experience to passersby. The above video demonstrates demonstrates the effect of the interactive aspect of the work. On…
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Flood Lines, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto, 2014
Geographically situated in the Don Valley, the Evergreen Brick Works site is anticipated to experience flooding at least once every two years. Flooding occurs when the storm surge resulting from heavy rains over a brief period causes the Don River to breach its’ bank. To mitigate the quickly rising water in times of storms, the…
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Postal Coded – Gallery 1313, Toronto, 2013
As an exploration of anonymous presence, this project attempts to document a tag by each of the graffiti writers currently active in the Parkdale neighbourhood. An archive of the tags is then presented to members of the general public and they are recorded reading/deciphering each written tag aloud. These recordings are then compiled and played…
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Collective Fragments, Toronto, 2013
Site specific installation commissioned for the Grolsch Open House at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The pop-up party spact was positioned in the heart of all the festival action, taking over the corner lot at Pearl & John Street over the Toronto International Film Festival’s Opening Weekend. Client: Grolsch Canada Materials: salvaged wood, mylar,…
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Underground Kiln, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto, 2012
Underground Kiln makes visible a brick-firing kiln that was once at the heart of The Toronto Brickworks. Based upon archeological plans of the excavated site, Paul Aloisi and Dan Bergeron realized an overhead view of the demolished kiln by painting it on the parking lot that now covers it, in the exact location and at…
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Invisualizable Performance, Public Intervention, Toronto, 2012
Prototypical costume concept for synesthetic public performance.
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Woodstallation, Intervention, Montreal, 2010
Linked up with Adrian Hayles and Montreal writer OMEN for a day of painting inside an abandoned train repair depot (aka the “TA Wall”)…. found myself more drawn towards the discarded/collapsed materials littering the site and began collecting wood and bricks into one central area beneath a caved-in skylight. The result was an improvised, spontaneous…
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RRVM c. P12.2, Intervention, Montreal, 2010
While living in Montreal in 2010 I worked as an artist in residence at SKOL Centre Des Arts Actuels in the Belgo Building. It was a collaborative residency based on the structure of a relay race: each artist created a work in response to the documentation of a work by another artist. With each stage…
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Open Canvas Project, Intervention, Bologna, Italy, 2009
The Open Canvas Project is a collaborative painting intervention in public space. Since 2001 this project has appeared spontaneously in over 150 locations on three continents. The evolving project has been developed into classroom workshops for students of all ages as well as team building events for a variety of organizations. Mobile Open Canvas Project…
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Don’t Worry Mom, Public Intervention, 2009
While in Barcelona en route to an artists residency in Prague in 2009 I was introduced to two french film makers, JC Lacour and Clemente Bamelou of ProtoFono, by a gallerist I had shared my work with. They had been collaborating with visual artists were looking to continue a series of videos they were working…
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Wall Painting, Crack Festival, Forte Prenestino, Rome, 2008
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Musical Chair, BenchMARK Program, Liberty Village, Toronto, 2007
Interactive public artwork commissioned by the Liberty Village B.I.A. as part of the BenchMARK program which has introduced more than a dozen artist designed benches to the Liberty Village neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada. This permanent public artwork exemplifies my desire to offer the public a place of community engagement by placing a functional xylophone park…
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Open Canvas Project, Toronto 2001…ongoing
The Open Canvas Project is an ongoing series of unsolicited public interventions which were initiated in 2001 in collaboration with Charlie Green. Working with the public and consulting with community has been part of my practice for over a decade. The Open Canvas Project has evolved from a spontaneous intervention into public space to classroom…
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Visual Jazz, Victory Cafe Mural, Toronto, 2001
Public Art Mural sponsored by the City of Toronto Graffiti Transformation Program. Produced in collaboration with Francesca Nocera, Michael Brown, Erin Zimmerman, Roxanne Musterer, Carlie Waksdale and Ronnie.
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WORD!, World’s Biggest Bookstore Mural, Toronto, 2001
Public Art Mural sponsored by the City of Toronto Graffiti Transformation Program. Produced in collaboration with Francesca Nocera, Michael Brown, Erin Zimmerman, Roxanne Musterer, Carlie Waksdale and Ronnie. Exterior latex on stucco. 100′ long x 25′ tall. Mixed media collage artwork for proposal with F. Nocera: