Descriptive transcript: You Complete Me: Unfinished Arch in Sherbourne Common
This is a descriptive transcript for our YouTube Video: You Complete Me - Unfinished Arch in Sherbourne Common
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[DESCRIPTION: Artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer approaches the artwork, Unfinished Arch, from its interactive side (right), in Sherbourne Common during sunset. The surroundings in the park include trees lined up behind the artwork and a tall modern building on its left end. Rafael places his hands on the Arch, and a light illuminates it from right to left. As soon as Rafael lets the Arch go, the light travels back and disappears. Text appears on screen, Unfinished Arch by Rafael Lozano Hemmer, Sherbourne Common. An applause is heard in the background.]
[AUDIO:] As you press it, there is sensors on the other side. It closes a contact and that contact produces a sound and also an illumination that lights up the arch.
[DESCRIPTION: The video cuts to a close-up of the illuminating feature of the Arch and leans into a wider shot as several people are seen gathered around it. The video continues to another close0up of the Arch, looking up with a building in the background. Three individuals are seen standing on the left side of a podium with Christopher Glaisek, Chief Planning and Design Officer, Waterfront Toronto speaking from the podium. The Arch is featured in the background on a bright sunny day. The video moves into a moving shot of a display board and moves into a wider shot of the Arch with Toronto’s skyline in the background. Four individuals are seen standing at the edge of the Arch.]
[AUDIO:] What you see standing here is really an architectural feat. This is a 25,000 pound stainless steel structure, anchored 50 feet into the ground, on which we are standing, engineered to look effortless and light.
[DESCRIPTION: A wider shot with Arch in the background and signage that reads “Eventscape” appears on the screen, leading back to a close-up of Christopher speaking from the podium. The shot moves to a wider view of the Arch with several people lined up to activate it.]
[AUDIO:] Eventscape, the craftmanship and problem solving you brought to this project is remarkable. Thank you very much for making it happen.
[DESCRIPTION: A person in a wheelchair approaches the Arch through a path and places his hands on the Arch, activating it. Artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer appears on the screen as he speaks from the podium.]
[AUDIO:] How it works real quick is there’s a truncated edge that has three steps. Those steps are for people of different heights, including people in wheelchairs.
[DESCRIPTION: Ausma Malik, Deputy Mayor Toronto and Councillor for Ward 10, Spadina Fort-York, addresses her audience from the podium with the Arch in the background. A close-up of the Arch shows a person interacting with it.]
[AUDIO:] It literally lights up with our participation and with our presence.
[DESCRIPTION: George Zegarac, Presedent and CEO, Waterfront Toronto addresses his audience from the podium with the Arch in the background. Several close-up and wide shots of the Arch show people interacting with it.]
[AUDIO:] This is a piece that undoubtedly will become a destination for people to come to and it’ll be one of those Instagrammable moments here in Toronto.
[DESCRIPTION: Deputy Mayor reappers at the podium as several close-up and wide shots of the Arch show people interacting with it.]
[AUDIO:] It is illuminated, it is made better, it is improved. It is more joyful when we are all a part of it and I’m so excited for us to experience this piece in a very literal way to be able to do that.
[DESCRIPTION: Artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer activates Unfinished Arch one last time at dusk.]
[DESCRIPTION: End slate appears.]
[Music fades.]