This Planar Project required the creation of 3D letterforms forming a word that would be placed into an environmental context to create meaningful imagery. 

I chose the location of the "Russel Carhouse", as there is lots of linear and visual opportunity with the wires, pillars, and streetcar tracks.

Interesting textures of intertwined wires could be documented and explored. There was also a strong conceptual opportunity; upon receiving new modern

streetcars, TTC needed to build Leslie Barns, which would render the Russel Carhouse obsolete. A theme can be detected: an abandoning of previous obsolete facilities in response to industrious production. While the carhouse still remains used, it is being replaced by the newly built half-billion dollar barns.

When deciding upon a word, I wanted it to draw relations to consumer culture, and the fact that when we build more and more, we gain modernity but also lose a piece of history. The word “Depart” has ties to travel and transit, yet also is reflective of a departure away from the old, abandoning the past in favour of the new. I chose to use the Toronto Subway Typeface can be used as it used by the TTC. Introduced upon the subway's introduction in 1954, it ties into the history of the original facilities of the TTC. For material choice, I decided upon planes of aluminum sitting in front of rusted aluminum to show the aging of machinery, and the transition from old to new. This visual rusting effect was achieved after many experiments, with the final letters' rust being created through spray paint and cinnamon. 

The letters were placed in the context of the Russel Carhouse, and photographed in a variety of compositions to capture different lights, linear textures, and depths.