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Life on the Line: 10 Artists Spread Mental Health Awareness Across Toronto’s Subway
“Birdcage” by Marcia Diaz. All images © Twentytwenty Arts, shared with permission
Through an eclectic array of illustrations and photographs, ten Canada-based artists are collaborating in an effort to boost awareness of mental health struggles. Life on the Line is a new public art campaign spearheaded by Twentytwenty Arts that recently installed 200 posters across the Toronto TTC Subway. From portraits to abstract renderings, the vivid works will be on display through January 16, 2021.
Each piece is informed by the artists’ own experiences with mental health issues, including depression, agoraphobia, and anxiety, among others, that the storytelling platform Unsinkable will share throughout the coming weeks. “We hope that this campaign will bring people joy and comfort in an otherwise stressful and anxious time (especially if they have to be on public transit!),” Megan Kee, the director and founder of Twentytwenty Arts, tells Colossal.
If you’re not hopping on the subway in Toronto any time soon, 50 limited-edition prints—which are signed and numbered—of each of the works are available in Twentytwenty Arts’ shop. Seventy-five percent of all sales will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Family Outreach and Response Program. You also can follow Twentytwenty Arts’ outreach efforts on Instagram.
“The Fatherless Son” by Alexander Robinson
Left: “Load” by Dina Belaia. RIght: “I Remember It All” by Eric Pause
“I’M ON TOP OF IT!” by Faye Harnest
“Empty” by Julieta Christy
Left: “Untitled” by Ramune Luminaire. Right: “Agoraphobia” by Seri Stinson
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