Torontonians flocked to the beach on Family Day to experience the unveiling of eight brand new Winter Stations installations along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Designs include an upended forest, a Japanese-inspired foot spa, a whale constructed out of empty water bottles, a collage of mirrored buoys and more. 
?It was wonderful to see so many people at the launch of Winter Stations enjoying and appreciating the talents of artists from around the world who through their creative talents have transformed lifeguard stations into works of art bringing life to Toronto?s east end beaches,” said Great Gulf President Christopher Wein. 
All eight installations are exhibited along Kew, Scarborough and Balmy Beaches in the heart of Toronto?s Beach community, broadly located south of Queen Street East, between Woodbine and Victoria Park Avenues.
North by studio PERCH. Montreal, Canada. Photo credit: Khristel Stecher
Using the poetic concept of the great “North?, this installation conjures a powerful and eternal image that transports visitors to an imagined forest. The work suspends 41 fir trees in midair creating an evocative and colour-saturated canopy that stands out against the white of winter. 

I See You Ashiyu by Asuka Kono and Rachel Salmela. Toronto, Canada. Photo credit: Khristel Stecher
I See You Ashiyu by Asuka Kono and Rachel Salmela. Toronto, Canada. Photo credit: Khristel Stecher
This installation uses the idea the Japanese hot spring and warm water ...