Lighten Up

Toronto, ON

A moment of wonder, a glimpse of beauty, an uplifting sensation communicated through form and material. ‘Lighten Up’ represents the moment of release of a cluster of balloons. It’s simultaneously a moment of joy and dismay – balloons freed from their constraints only to come to rest under a ceiling. Still in sight, but out of reach.

This permanent public art project is located in midtown Toronto, at the corner of Yonge & Lawrence, adjacent to a subway entrance and a busy commercial address. The complex commissioned work consists of a series of cast aluminum, 8-feet in diameter ‘balloons’ suspended two storeys above the street, with one companion balloon, deflated and resting on the sidewalk.

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Location
Toronto, ON

Client
First Capital Realty

Status
Completed 2021

Project Type
Public Art

Role
Lead artist

Collaborators
Punchclock Metalworks (Fabrication)
Zebra Public Art Management
Kilogram Studio (Municipal permitting)

Photography
Doublespace Photography

Press and Awards
INT Design Grands Prix du Design (Platinum Award, Art Projects/Urban Art)