Inflatables 101 with Studio Rat
The Bentway Studio
55 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ontario
43.63980470000001
-79.39544529999999
This summer, The Bentway presents Beyond Concrete, a series of public art, performances, parties, and conversations. Join us under the Gardiner to explore how Toronto’s unique urban nature and built environment can co-exist, collide, and collaborate.
Inflatables 101 with Studio Rat & the Toronto Region Conservation Authority
Inflatables 101 is an educational workshop designed by Studio Rat that explores the experiential and impermanent qualities of inflatable architecture in relation to single-use plastics and circular design thinking. During this hands-on experience, Studio Rat will walk participants through the step-by-step process of making a 20’ inflatable bubble by using a mix of reclaimed plastic sheeting and plastic bags. In collaboration with Toronto Region Conservation Authority, participants leave with a deeper understanding of plastic and our complicated relationship to it: where it comes from, and where it is going.
About the Artists
Studio Rat is an emerging creative practice pursuing research and experimental design work between the cities of Montréal and Toronto. Studio Rat was founded in 2018 as a site for investigations on plastics, inflatables, and community building between work-partners Dominique Di Libero and Emily Allan.
Please note:
Participants are requested to bring their plastic bag collection from home (up to 10 or more!)
Youth under age 16 must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Accessible and all-gender washrooms are available on site.
This site is wheelchair accessible.
For more information on The Bentway's summer season, visit thebentway.ca