The fifth annual Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art celebration included about 130 projects in three zones throughout the city. Here's a look at some of the installations in the Distillery District.
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The "Burning Buddha," created by Canadian sculptor Blake, was designed to symbolize hope for human rights.
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Five dance companies—Crazyfish Collective, Jesse Dell, Jade's Hip-Hop Performing Dance Company, Hanna Kiel, and Typecast Dance Company—joined forces to present a performance art piece called "Look Listen Move" at the Distillery District.
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Members of the public could help carry a 2,000-foot luminous sculpture as part of a project called "The River Peace"—a 12-hour participatory performance art installation inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's satyagrahas.
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Scotiabank Nuit Blanche attendees walked through a white canopy to enter an installation called "Way-Station (North Migration)" on Trinity Lane.
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At the "Way-Station (North Migration)" performance art exhibit, which highlighted the effects of climate change, participants visited an impromptu shrine honouring members of a nomadic tribe.
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Event signage encouraged attendees to make use of the Night Navigator mobile app and invited participants to vote for the Scotiabank People's Choice.
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Toronto artist Gabrielle Fischer Horvath showcased "Sheba," an African elephant cast in bronze at an installation in the Distillery District.
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