McWood Studios
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Nuit Blanche Open Mind

Founded in 1977, McWood Studios is a design and fabrication shop located in a state-of-the-art facility in Etobicoke, Ontario. Our studio creates scenery and sets for Film, Television, and Theatre; booths and displays for tradeshows; and custom millwork for museum and art exhibits. We collaborate with designers and architects to deliver unique projects to clients across Canada and the U.S.

Project Nuit Blanche Open Mind
Client Nuit Blanche
Design Yoán Capote

'Open Mind' by influential Cuban artist Yoán Capote is constructed entirely using generic crowd-control barriers. But unlike those strictly utilitarian barricades, Yoán’s barriers have been extended on their supporting struts to rise well above the heads of the average pedestrian. Their rigid linear structure has been transformed into rhythmically undulating forms, creating an intricate maze for the bemused and curious crowd to explore. What is not obvious, either from within the structure or even while viewing it at a distance, is that the carefully placed and shaped barriers form the folds and channels of a massive sculpture of a human brain.