Updated press release (03/30/06) extended exhibit locations…

Pollüt – What’s really polluting Toronto

Contact Evan Bender
Tel (647) 296-0090
Email eb04fk@student.ocad.ca
Web https://pollut.wordpress.com

Why Pollüt?

Pollution is a term that is exhausted by overuse. Pollüt, however, is foreign to any language.

Pollüt is a non-profit, free-admission exhibition that exposes the truth about what is really polluting Toronto. It uses different media and various OCAD design installations to address environmental issues concerning all Torontonians.

It is common for urban dwellers to cognitively divorce themselves from the concepts of the environment and pollution. These terms have become exotic; they now convey an untouchable elsewhere-ness. In truth, pollution exists everywhere; it is an immersive reality of daily life, and appears in some unexpected forms which many Torontonians have not yet paused to consider.

In anticipation of Earth Day 2006, a group of second-year students in the Industrial Design program at the Ontario College of Art & Design invite Toronto to experience Pollüt, an exhibit which aims to expand awareness of the pollution encountered daily in the GTA.

Through a variety of media, and with the incorporation of powerful imagery and compelling metaphor, each student work confronts a unique form of pollution and invites the viewer to consider both its mundane and surprising incarnations.

Opening night:

Date/Time
Wednesday, April 19th 2006 / 7pm-2am

Location
The Drake Hotel
Free Admission to the Public
“venue requires ages 19 and over”

‘Earth Day’ weekend:

Date/Time
Saturday, April 22nd – 23rd 2006 / 12pm-10pm

Location
Toronto City Hall
Free admission to the Public

CNE ‘Green Arm’ 2006:

Date/Time
Friday, August 18th – Thursday, September 1st 2006 / CNE hours

Location
(unconfirmed exhibit location)
General Admission: $12.00
Seniors (60 yrs. and better): $8.00
Children (13 yrs. and under): $8.00

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For more information about the Pollüt exhibition or for media and sponsorship inquiries, please call Evan Bender at 647-296-0090 or email (eb04fk@student.ocad.ca)