"In the Belly of a Bear" Is One Unique Lifeguard's Post
Built using the ancient Japanese art of Yakisugi.
The Winter Stations Design Competition challenges artists, architects and designers around the world to reimagine and redesign the lifeguard towers found on the beaches of Toronto’s Lake Ontario to better outfit them for the Canadian winter.
Calgary-based artists Lane Shordee, Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett’s response was to create “In the Belly of a Bear” — a large, wooden spherical sculpture built of charred pallet wood using the ancient Japanese technique of Yakisugi in order to sustainably preserve and paradoxically fire-proof the wood. The interior features a faux fur-lined ceiling and a sitting space with an acrylic window for look-out purposes.
The piece will be on display until March 18, so if you find yourself in the 6, go for a walk along the lake-shore — you literally can’t miss it.
