John Armstrong - Paul Collins
Toronto, Ontario - Paris, France
"Four Sisters" is a silent, 30-minute video sequence shot on Toronto's waterfront Gardiner
Expressway during a late afternoon rush-hour commute from east to west. The Gardiner, an elevated highway
crossing much of the city, is flanked by a plethora of billboards and other signage. The video also documents
a construction boom on redeveloped railway lands that parallel the highway. Near the end of the video,
the Gardiner returns to ground level and a series of roadside topiary gardens depicting corporate logos
and brand names come into view. Beneath the video is a running band of text that recounts 11 short, anecdotal
narratives in either English or French. The often humorous narratives look at sign painting, branding
and naming through the lens of the artists' personal experience
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John Armstrong & Paul Collins, Four Sisters, 2007, Video
photography: www.jrichardson.ws
Four Sisters, 2007
Video installation
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A5 Parking Lot at Bay Street and Elm Street, 686 Bay Street
In association with the Consulat Général de France à Toronto
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