Proposals, Developing, and Selected Projects
- CAFKA 2027 -
"Passages" with the People's Climate Collective
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario |
- Canoe Museum Proposal -Peterborough, Ontario
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Proposals
Proposal, Downsview Airport Lands, Toronto, Ontario, 2024
This proposal was submitted in response to a call for submissions by Northcrest Developments called 'Beyond the Tarmac', seeking large-scale activations on the Downsview Airport Lands. The proposal was to integrate a poetic and immersive 'Mobile Art Circus' combining sculpture installation with new media into this space, including the integration of several shipping containers painted with murals, being "pulled" by the artist's Ark sculpture.
The design was to create a meaningful and whimsical narrative on contemporary issues - speaking to climate change, sustainability and urban infrastructure, including delivery systems for water and energy that many people rely on. The installation also connects urban culture with nature in the City through pieces made from local trees, especially endangered ones such as Ashes, and by referencing Great Lakes environmental issues.
This proposal was submitted in response to a call for submissions by Northcrest Developments called 'Beyond the Tarmac', seeking large-scale activations on the Downsview Airport Lands. The proposal was to integrate a poetic and immersive 'Mobile Art Circus' combining sculpture installation with new media into this space, including the integration of several shipping containers painted with murals, being "pulled" by the artist's Ark sculpture.
The design was to create a meaningful and whimsical narrative on contemporary issues - speaking to climate change, sustainability and urban infrastructure, including delivery systems for water and energy that many people rely on. The installation also connects urban culture with nature in the City through pieces made from local trees, especially endangered ones such as Ashes, and by referencing Great Lakes environmental issues.
Proposal, Waterfront Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 2024
This proposal for a temporary floating public art installation was submitted for a call from Waterfront Toronto, and titled "Arktic Rescue Operation: Water Meter Ark". The proposal was to modify the existing Ark sculpture further, situating it in a different context drawing attention to Toronto’s relationship to the Great Lakes, and combining this sculpture with a print of the “Plan” water system drawing wrapped around an ice floe ‘raft’. Ark also has whimsical elements, much like a character in a children’s storybook. It is at its core a statement about our connection to water and the Great Lakes, with a message both humorous, poetic and serious, conveyed through a transitional object made by us to navigate and fish these very water systems we rely on. This proposal was considered a strong contender, and I am hoping to reapply with it in future competitions.
This proposal for a temporary floating public art installation was submitted for a call from Waterfront Toronto, and titled "Arktic Rescue Operation: Water Meter Ark". The proposal was to modify the existing Ark sculpture further, situating it in a different context drawing attention to Toronto’s relationship to the Great Lakes, and combining this sculpture with a print of the “Plan” water system drawing wrapped around an ice floe ‘raft’. Ark also has whimsical elements, much like a character in a children’s storybook. It is at its core a statement about our connection to water and the Great Lakes, with a message both humorous, poetic and serious, conveyed through a transitional object made by us to navigate and fish these very water systems we rely on. This proposal was considered a strong contender, and I am hoping to reapply with it in future competitions.
Proposal, The New Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, Ontario, 2021
This proposal to the New Canadian Canoe Museum envisioned a steel sculptural series, based on the Canoe Museum's collection, combining canoe ribbing forms with the twisting organic movement of aquatic creatures such as fish or whales. The ribbing patterns were designed to echo musical scores. The full proposal can be found here.
This proposal to the New Canadian Canoe Museum envisioned a steel sculptural series, based on the Canoe Museum's collection, combining canoe ribbing forms with the twisting organic movement of aquatic creatures such as fish or whales. The ribbing patterns were designed to echo musical scores. The full proposal can be found here.