A wintery beach in Canada provides the setting for colourful installations based on the concept of migration, both human and natural, for Toronto's annual Winter Stations programme.
In its fifth year, Winter Stations is an annual initiative to draw Torontonians out of their homes despite the cold weather and enjoy a local beach on Lake Ontario.
The 2019 Winter Stations include Cavalcade, an installation by five local designers and architects that comprises colourful silhouettes of people carrying bags and sacks
Set up on the beachfront along Lake Shore Boulevard East, the six temporary installations for 2019 are designed as loose interpretations of existing lifeguard stands.
The annual public art competition is organised by a trio of local studios ? RAW Design, Ferris + Associates, and Curio ? and a jury nominates designs created around a specific theme. Weathering steel forms a barrier for Above the Wall by Joshua Carel and Adelle York of Boston
This year's subject is migration, and four pavilion designs that use this as a starting point were chosen to be constructed. Two other temporary structures on the beach were made by students from Canadian universities Sheridan College and Humber College.
"Designers were asked to explore all facets of migration, including the complex social issues that surround humanity's shaping of our global society, the flight of animals and the exchange of ideas," said a statement.
Above the Wall is intended to challenge the notion...