"Meeting Place"

I have shown a couple of pieces by sculptor Kosso Eloul but have never been able to get a good shot of this one located at Church St & Bloor St since there is usually so much car traffic and pedestrian traffic on this very busy corner. But during Open Streets TO, Bloor St was closed so I stood in the middle of the road early on a Sunday morning when the office building behind was empty. Eloul has more than 40 pieces scattered about the city so I will have to get out and find some more of them.

"Inner City Gate"

This is another one of the more than 40 pieces in Toronto by artist Kosso Eloul and once again he is playing the balancing act with large steel boxes. Installed in 1978 and located outside the Elizabeth St entrance to Toronto General Hospital, it is quite an impressive sight standing on a high earth mound and being 10 ft tall itself. It was -19C on Sunday morning when I took this shot so I didn't linger!

Anticipation

Just a bit up Bay St from yesterday's post is this sculpture by artist Kosso Eloul who was born in Russia but lived in Toronto for many years. Titled "Zen West", the 3 stainless steel boxes leave the viewer in a state of suspense waiting for their collapse to the ground. It is part of the wonderful sculpture collection at St Michael's College and is one of over 40 of Eloul's sculptures on public display in Toronto.