Matinee Overlay
A STEPS PROJECT
Matinee Overlay is a one-of-a-kind PATCH Construction Hoarding Exhibit created by artist Rachel Wilmshurst in collaboration with BGO and STEPS Public Art that illustrates layers of culture and memory in a city space.
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Location: 45 Strachan Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6K 3S4
Artist: Rachel Wilmshurst
Year: 2023
Photographer/Videographer: Mila Bright Zlatanovic
Services: PATCH Construction Hoarding Exhibits
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ABOUT THIS HOARDING EXHIBIT
A city, by definition, is a complex system of people, buildings, infrastructure and nature. However, the layers of a place are not only physical, but also cultural and emotional. The “Matinee Overlay” exhibit by artist Rachel Wilmshurst incorporates organic and geometric forms to visually represent the many layers that make up the city. Each layer represents a moment in time, a story, a memory.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rachel Wilmshurst
Lead Artist
Rachel Wilmshurst is a multidisciplinary artist who has gained a wide variety of professional experience in several art and design based roles over the past decade. Skilled in fine art technique as well as digital processes, Rachel’s projects have included mural painting, public art installation and gallery exhibitions, as well as illustration and graphic design.
ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT
45 Strachan is a 39-storey purpose-built rental development project located at Garrison Point in Liberty Village, a vibrant and developing community near historic Fort York. Incorporating bridges over rail lands, walkways and parks, Garrison Point is a unique, distinctly urban oasis within 15 minutes of downtown Toronto. The community at 45 Strachan will have a total of 425 homes with projected occupancy in the Fall of 2025.
PROJECT PARTNERS
PATCH (Public Art Through Construction Hoarding) Exhibits are the industry gold standard for connecting developers, builders and marketing firms with artists to help you meet public art requirements for your construction site. STEPS’ superior project management skills make this turnkey process easy for you by curating a shortlist of artists, facilitating city approval of exhibit plans, producing the exhibit, as well as, amplifying your city-building story through documenting and promoting the exhibit.
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