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.
Toronto, Ontario
Cultural
Built
Anticipated
December 2019
As featured in Dezeen and Archdaily, Above the Wall was a response to the global political climate of the Trump years, when the idea of a wall as a literal physical boundary between countries reemerged as a nationalist tool to prevent migration. As a means to highlight the need for diplomacy and humility around the subjects of borders and immigration, this installation created opportunity for conversation and transcendence. The elevated position offered perspective on the porosity of physical borders and provided a contemplative view to the lake.
