2023 Art Installations

PULP: Make by Rotem Yaniv

PULP: Make is a pop-up architecture art installation. Different forms cut
from plywood have circular holes the size of cardboard tubes, allowing for easy connections. Join us in
playing with a a larger than life kit of parts.

Overwintering by Ksenija Spasic

A large-scale installation Overwintering invites us to reimagine
Monarch butterflies. They are a cherished part of Toronto summers, but when our summer ends, they
keep going. Monarchs fly incredible distances to Mexico and California where they cluster by the tens of
thousands in the branches of mountain forests. Over the frame of a festival tent, mossy green mesh is
draped. Attached to it are hundreds of Monarch butterflies. Much larger than their real life counterparts
and vibrantly multicolored, they offer festival goers a chance to escape the bustle of BIG on Bloor and be
lost in a quieter kind of multitude. This is part 1 of Ksenija’s Flutter Project for the festival. This installation
in made in collaboration with Natalia and Blago Spasic.

PULP: Obstacle, 2017. Photo credit: Krystle Merrow.

Art Activities

Wings - a multiage activity by Ksenija Spasic

Participants are given the supplies and support to create their own wearable butterfly wings. They can
trace and colour the intricate patterns with as much or as little detail as they like. After adding adjustable
straps, they can slip on their wings and dance amidst swirling soap bubbles on the CardYard dancefloor
or fly off to enjoy the rest of the festival. This is part 2 of Ksenija’s Flutter Project for the festival.

Hats On by Claire McMillan

Join reclaimed materials artist Claire McMillan and recreate paper waste into fashionable headgear!

Splattorium by Ben Baird

A patch and mural dyeing station using reclaimed materials, with patches to dye and take home and a
paintable mural made from recycled textiles and a sewing machine. Paint patches for your own collection
or take a brush to our garden mural and dye the landscape!

Blackout (Erasure) Poetry Station by Robyn Lewis

Unleash your creativity at the Blackout (Erasure) Poetry Station! Dive into the world of language and
hidden meanings as you transform printed texts into captivating poems. With the markers and books
provided, explore the art of erasure poetry and create unique compositions that will captivate and inspire.
Step up to the station, let your imagination run wild, and leave with your own poetic masterpiece.