The illuminated public art was installed to bring light to the waterfront during a challenging time. Harbourfront Centre security staff will be on-site to ensure health and safety protocols are followed, in accordance with the advice and guidelines of Toronto Public Health.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and understanding.
This year’s edition of the Festival of Cool looks a bit closer to home and showcases artists from Northern Ontario.
When you find out that Ontario is approximately a third the size of India or three times the size of Germany, it puts our province into perspective and hints at just how much there is to discover!
January 15–February 7, 2021
Iceberg
South Exhibition Common
Iceberg is a playful, immersive work made up of a series of illuminated metallic arches that tell the story of an iceberg. Visitors “warm up” the ice monuments to create a visual and auditory symphony.
Architecture in collaboration with Jean-Sébastien Côté and Philippe Jean
A production of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, created for the 3rd edition of Luminothérapie, Montreal, 2012.
Visual Arts
Installation
Family
Sonic Runway
The Boardwalk
The Sonic Runway is a light-art installation that converts audio signals into patterns of light, shooting down a corridor of LED-lined arches more than 100-metres long at the speed of sound.
Tour producer: Creos
Music: Classic Roots
Visual Arts
Installation
Family
Northern Ontario Diaries
An auditory travel experience
Ontario Square
Northern Ontario Diaries travels into the life and history of Northern Ontario, with 10 stories by 10 personalities from the region, told across the Harbourfront Centre site on speakers or activated by QR codes.
Storytelling
Travel
Family
