Saturday, October 05, 2024, 8pm departure from 401 Richmond
Spadina/Richmond lobby entrance, on the left
7 km walk
Come and take the full three-hour walk, or just walk a segment at your own pace. Follow our itinerary in real time here (available Saturday from 6 p.m.).
Download the map onto your mobile and let us guide you. A simple click on the locations will open the doors to the works to be discovered
“The horizon as a starting point. The time it takes to traverse the space between two places. The sensation of separation. What does distance correspond to, both physically and emotionally? Why do we seek to bridge it?
These questions, inspired by the Bridging Distance theme under the artistic direction of Laura Nanni, will serve as the guiding thread for our exploration at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2024. Under the direction of Dyana Ouvrard, director of Le Labo and curator, participants will be invited to walk along the shores of Lake Ontario, transforming this central urban space into a dynamic map to be discovered on foot. This space, traversed by movement, becomes a live canvas on which lines – our movements – and dots – the media artworks of international artists selected by the Nuit’s official curators – are drawn.
Each work asks: how does distance leave its mark on our bodies, on the city, and even beyond our horizons? How can art make these different distances visible and intensify them? Reconnecting?
At Le Labo, this proposal takes the form of a 7 km walk, an invitation to reconnect with Toronto, with others, and with ourselves. Through three distinct acts, the works explore themes such as interdependence, gravity and climate justice, while actively engaging the public in this collective reflection on the visible and invisible networks that connect us all.
Act 1: Starting from 401 and heading south, we encounter works that explore the interdependence of opposing forces through the metaphors of gravity and elevation. Ascent, descent, physical and emotional states respond to each other, revealing the tightrope between art and science, curated by Su-Ying Lee .
Act 2: Continuing eastwards, we discover curator Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware‘s selection, focused on sharing and participation. This section highlights collective resistance in the face of climate injustice, and imagines a future where interdependence and community are essential, reminiscent of our “6 degrees” project presented in 2023.
Act 3: Finally, still heading east, the walk ends by highlighting the invisible networks that connect us, under the eye of curator Danica Pinteric. Three striking works explore the fluidity of these links, showing how individual and collective actions form the social fabric, and how art can make this interdependence tangible to bridge the distances between us.
We look forward to meeting you along the way… In the meantime, have fun with this map: explore, wander, take side roads, get lost (what a delight!). You’ve got until 7am on Sunday morning to make the most of it.
