Imminent Departure

Few places in Canada possess the emotional resonance of the Great Hall in Toronto’s historic terminus, Union Station. It has been the arena for countless missed connections, escapes, lovers' reunions, wartime deployment, and fresh starts. Through a multi-channel audio score of songs and voices, this dramatic sonic work incorporated cinematic lighting and atmospheric effects to evoke the romance and heartbreak of arrivals and departures. Visitors passing through this transitory site of connection and adventure were reminded of the way personal, historical, and theatrical narratives of travel are woven together in the cultural imagination of time and space.