Once again, the Distillery District is lighting up the cold winter nights with their LightFest featuring a number of lit art installations.
below: The LOVE locks have been enhanced with a cursive band of colour.
below: There is no fire breathing dragon like there was last year, but there is an enormous 35 foot polar bear standing outside Balzacs. Apparently it gets lit up later in the evening (or any other time except when I was there?). He is made from the hoods of old cars and is the creation of Don Kennel.
below: Well, duh, of course it is! LOL. There is no context to this picture so you can’t tell that it’s like a large hockey puck, about 4 feet (about 1.2 metres) high if my memory is correct (i.e. it could be a bit higher).
below: Some of the installations are just for show (like the rods here) but some are more interactive. For instance, the ring of orange and yellow lights that you can see in the background are large enough for people to walk through.
below: Another interactive installation is this little stained glass and acrylic enclosure by Taylor Dean Harrison. When you are inside it looks like you are surrounded by stained glass. Or, as I overheard one boy call it, lizard skin.
As usual, this is only a taste of what it there. You can explore the works of 30 different artists at the Distillery District until the 3rd of March.
as I walk Toronto 