Castor Canadesis

No.9’s first public project used the platform of the Toronto International Art Fair to present a new commissioned environment by Castor Canadensis, and a far-ranging, international film program on themes of ecology, land use and the utopian impulse.

The Canadian design firm of Castor Canadensis is known for their iconoclastic approach to furniture and lighting. At the art fair, their custom shipping container housed the film program, and a comfortable lounge and reading area was fashioned from jeans, magazines, cardboard sheeting, stuffed animals and other pre-owned materials. Providing a focus for the space was a campfire-like nest of recycled fluorescent lights, inviting contemplation and conversation.