Above the Wall

Winner of the 2019 Winter Stations Competition in Toronto, Canada, Above the Wall was a critical work that contests proposed border walls as a productive assertions of sovereignty. The installation positioned humans, physically and symbolically, above a barrier constructed around the lifeguard stand at Lake Ontario’s Woodbine Beach.

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Type

Cultural

Status

Built

Completed

Anticipated

December 2019

Above the Wall

Team

Adelle York

Josh Carel

Winner of the 2019 Winter Stations competition