The warm weather is finally here (despite a few cold and rainy flashes this week) which means Toronto is finally coming back to life. When the city awakens from hibernation after the cold, long winter, we love love love our walks! Whether we’re strolling through the harbour or walking along Nathan Phillips Square (NPS), there’s always something to see. In fact, random floating icebergs have appeared in NPS and everyone is confused!
Icebergs in Nathan Phillips Square?
If you’ve walked by the square recently, you’ve probably found it hard to miss the icebergs floating in the fountain! In case you were confused, they aren’t REAL icebergs. It’s actually an installation by artist John Notten entitled Over Floe.
The instillation was constructed from salvaged foam, resin and paint, and the stark-white items are intended to look like icebergs from certain angles and distances but also have details of various buildings and vehicles typical of an urban scape upon closer inspection! Talk about deep (water pun intended).
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If the instillation looks familiar, it’s because it was featured at Ontario Place last year in the lake! The objects move with the wind and people have been very intrigued!
Like all modern art, the audience and their interpretation and reaction is actually part of the art. The artistic experience involves audience engagement so the confusion and photo snaps questioning the art is exactly what was intended!
Over Floe is part of ArtworxTO, which is Toronto’s year-long celebration of public art, which runs until the autumn,
