Parkway Forest Time Machine
Taien Ng Chan, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning, Mary Bunch & Ian Garrett
Enter the time machine to take a trip through decolonial non-linear time
We collaborate with immigrant, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee youth, to imagine a decolonized timescape in Toronto’s Parkway Forest neighbourhood. This 32-acre enclave, located in the Henry Farm area of North York, is a multicultural “walking” suburb with subway access, high-rise living, gentrification, overcrowded older apartments in need of repair, and transitional settlement patterns. The area’s rich history includes over 12,000 years of Indigenous presence, most recently by the Anishinaabeg.There are two time machines: Enter the projection dome to find yourself in an immersive storyworld that weaves together an interactive time-travel experience. Or time travel through your cell phone: click on the QR code and walk through the portal into the timescape.
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Partners include Marginal MediaWorks (Taien ng Chan), Peripheral Visions Co-Lab (Dolleen Tisawii'ashii Manning and Mary Bunch) and Toasterlab (Ian Garret). Thank you to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. York University Motion Media Studio (YUMMS) @ Cinespace and WiseAcre Rentals. Much appreciation to Christina Dovalis (Interaction Design), Ryan Steel (sound design), Lokchi Lam (Cinematography and Live compositing); Derek Manderson and Alireza Gorgani Dorcheh (Performance Coaching)
Team: Taien Ng Chan, Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning, Mary Bunch, and Ian Garrett. Christina Dovolis, Ryan Steel, Lokchi Lam, Derek Manderson, Alireza Gorgani Dorcheh.
