Part of CONTACT photography festival,
billboard “art” on the NE corner of Spadina and Front streets.
All the billboards are in a parking lot in what was a junky looking space to begin with.
below: Yellow rubber gloves with the fingers tucked back in…
to look like they’ve just been taken off a pair of hands?
below: The body of the handbag is a loaf of bread.
below: Clusters of sponges. At first I thought they were candies.
Supported by Pattison Outdoor Advertising and Nikon Canada.
“Challenging how people perceive and interact with images in public spaces”
“Each of the artists destabilizes the conventions of advertising and the cultural codes associated with consumer lifestyles.”
Me? I’ll call them dull and underwhelming clutter. Too harsh? Perhaps.
I’ll leave the verdict up to you.
