Zone A Independent Project

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TTC subway platform screens, 250 TTC subway platform screens across Toronto
416-646-7867 x47

Art for Commuters and Onestop Media Group

Words Travel Fast 08

Poets: Dani Couture, Karen Solie, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Sherwin Tija. Artists: Kat Burns, Nick Fox-Gieg, Joe Pascale, Felipe Siem.

Video Animation

Eight motion-poems animate the words of contemporary urban authors. These unique animations will play repeatedly on the TTC subway platform screens, replacing the usual news and ads, in an engaged, artistic intervention into the space of advertising. Each poem, created from a unique collaborative pairing, will strike a balance between the work of the poet and that of the artist: animation will heighten undercurrents of meaning found in these poems, while the poems will give form to the graphics. This project will expand the possibilities for how poetry and motion graphics artwork can be integrated and newly experienced. Poetry by Toronto-based Dani Couture, Karen Solie, Souvankham Thammavongsa, and Montreal-based Sherwin Tija. Animation by Toronto artists Kat Burns, Nick Fox-Gieg, Joe Pascale, and Felipe Siem.

www.art4commuters.com

Suitable for all ages