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

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Team

Adelle York

Josh Carel

Winner of the 2019 Winter Stations competition