Aug 19, 2013

Share Your Dreams, U of T

Dream
By

Nicole Bodnar

DreamWhat’s your dream?

That’s the question being asked of the U of T community this week by a band of roving photographers.

With a whiteboard in hand, we will ask to have your dreams captured so they can be shared as part of an exhibit for the 2013 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche—Toronto’s annual night-long arts festival.

The exhibit—called My Virtual Dream—showcases the research of Randy McIntosh, a professor in the Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Psychology, who is leading the development of a virtual brain. This research will power an artistic experience that crosses boundaries of art, science and technology by creating a novel way to communicate through images and music.

The exhibit is being presented by U of T’s Faculty of Medicine and Baycrest.

The photos will be used as part of the exhibit to show the variety of dreams—and dreamers— situated at U of T. The display will debut on October 5 at sundown and continue until the sun comes up the next morning.

Members of the U of T community are encouraged to attend one of the following photo shoots to share their dreams. The dates and locations are:

 

  • Date: Tuesday, August 20th
    Time: 1–2 p.m.
    Location: Front Campus (in front of University College)
     
  • Date: Tuesday, August 20th
    Time: 2–3 p.m.
    Location: Hart House (at the UTM Shuttle Bus Stop)
     
  • Date: Wednesday, August 21st
    Time: 2–3 p.m.
    Location: Victoria College (in the Burwash Quad)
     
  • Date: Thursday, August 22th
    Time: 2–3 p.m.
    Location: Robarts Library (in front of the main doors on St. George Street)
     
  • Date: Friday, August 23th
    Time: 2–3 p.m.
    Location: Varsity Stadium (at the corner of Devonshire Place and Bloor Street)
     

To keep up-to-date on this exhibit, watch for messages from the Faculty of Medicine on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels with the hashtag #UofTdream.