Off to a flying start curated by Ami Barak
Toaster Work Wagon, 2013
Sculpture
Photo: Courtesy of Diaz Contemporary
Various-sized bicycles have been modified and made into double-headed pairs. Mounted back-to-back, the audience can test-ride the bikes by negotiating with each other who will take the lead.
Toaster Work Wagon was originally commissioned by the international InSite Biennial (San Diego, 1997). It is a mobile concession vehicle, a street attraction for adults as well as workshop on wheels (a mutant among other vendors).
The wagon features a group of various-sized bicycles that have been modified and made into double-headed pairs. Mounted back-to-back, the audience can test-ride the bikes by negotiating with each other who will take the lead.
The vehicle and bicycles function as metaphor for the to-and-fro of human communication and negotiation.
Suitable for all ages
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9Osgoode Rotunda Laneway, 361 University Avenue (Enter from south of 361 University Avenue or Nathan Phillips Square)
This project is outdoors.