…along with coloured doors, very big aliens, and a photography exhibit, all outside at the Distillery District.
below: “What’s That?” by Parer Studios. One of three ginormous inflatable aliens that have taken over the Distillery District but apparently they come with messages of peace, love, and creativity. Together they form the “fantastic Planet” series.
below: “Over”. At night they are illuminated from within.
In the recent past, all of the doors in the Distillery were dark green (like most of the door and window frames still are). A while ago, they were transformed with colour. Many different colours in fact, and perhaps you could say a rainbow of doors.
below: One of many photographs that adorn the brick walls of the Distillery District that showcase the works of photographers from around the world. Collectively they are, “Pride at the Distillery, More than Just Rainbows”.
below: I am not sure of the title of this one. What I do know is that the alien’s hand is the perfect height to pat people on the head as they take selfies. Check instagram for examples? I noticed on instagram that there were photos of the aliens without the barricades. My timing was wrong?
below: Yellow doors (at least on the outside)
below: “Gay Pride Parade Participant in Costume, 1983”, New York City. Available on Getty Images, where the large resolution image will set you back $575 (at least it’s in Canadian dollars). All the Pride theme photos on display at the Distillery were purchased through Getty Images.
I will fudge it a bit and claim that this is a “Thursday Door” blog post. It’s Thursday and there are a few doors included, right? If you’ve been following this blog, you might know that I am but one of many bloggers who share door photos and stories. For more door posts, see Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors (with more door posts linked in his comments section).
Love all those brightly colored doors!! Not so sure about the big white aliens, though. 🙂
janet
Fabulous colours on those doors!
Fun and bright post! ❤️🧡💛💚💙
The reclining white alien (hand perfect height…) is unnervingly reminiscent of the reclining buddha icon. If re-imagined white and puffy, that is.
My first thought was, Hey! When did they start paining the doors in the distillery district different colours?
I like it though. It vibrant and a lot more fun. Nice captures 🙂
I doubt that it’s permanent but it’s fun for the time being!