University of Toronto - 2005

As a student with a backpack, coffee and sketchbook, I am out of place in the business district of Toronto. I am much more noticeable as a stranger than, and by, my suited and tied counterparts. By situating myself within the TD Centre Square’s massive Richard Serra sculpture, I am able to conceal my disparate self within the steel walls. However, as private as the space may feel, the small openings allow a passerby to note my presence in their space for a fleeting moment, and react instinctively and suddenly.

Toronto Dominion Centre

By looking through a different opening at each time interval (10am, 1:30pm, 5pm,) reactions of onlookers are mapped based on their location proximal to mine, and the level of reaction. The latter ranged from slight glance (lighter weight) to deep quizzical look (darker weight.)

Subject

Photograph

"One line, as an informing device, separates the elements, divides the elements, juxtaposes the elements, maps the strategy for placement of the elements, and informs the activity that is applied to the elements. Yet it allows the elements to find their discrete locations and maintain their literalness without alluding to metaphor."
                                                   -- Richard Serra