Located at the corner of John and Wellington streets is a public art installation that almost always catches the eye. It showcases nineteen animal sculptures that resemble dogs with abnormally large ears, causing many people to refer to them as bunny dogs. The artist, Cynthia Short, named the installation Remembered Sustenance and chose to place it next to the daycare for Metro Hall – which is no accident.

 

 

The piece is intended to impart the sense of whimsy we all felt when playing during childhood.  The individual sculptures are meant to have children play on and around them, while letting their imaginations inform them of what the animals were.

 

 

The centrepiece of the installation is a bronze dish below a curtain being drawn by birds, with some of the animals walking towards the dish, and others away.  It seems as though they are lining up to get some food, and those who have eaten are heading out – all in a very orderly manner.

 

 

While the installation may have been meant for actual children, it does seem to bring out the children in most passers-by.  Often times, many of the adults who pause to take a look end up posing with or on the sculptures.

 

 

Personally, while I find the installation fun, I enjoy getting down on my hands and knees in front of the different individual sculptures to play around with angles and depth of field shots.

 

My next post in this series will focus on another public art display in the Financial District – so please come back and take a look! Please also check out my 2 previous posts on public art installations in the downtown core.

 

Until then, I’d appreciate hearing what you liked about about this post! As well, I’d love to see any great shots you have of Remembered Sustenance!

 

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