This doesn't specifically relate to Waterloo Region, but I thought I'd share this since it relates to art, architecture, Canada and because we've filmed quite a few things locally.
The 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia has opened in Venice, Italy and the Canadian exhibition this year touches on the topic of "imposter cities", that is, Canadian cities are often used as settings for other cities around the world (primarily those in the USA). The exhibit - curated by Montreal architecture firm TBA and professor David Theodore of McGill University - has catalogued over 3000 films of different sorts that are all shot in Canada but are not actually set in Canada, offering some of the films/clips for viewing as well as interviews available online on the website linked below. It is being hosted in the newly renovated Canadian Pavilion (which NFB has produced a wonderful free short documentary covering its history, architecture and renovation). The entire pavillion has been, charmingly, wrapped in green screen as a tongue-in-cheek reference to how much they're used in our film industry so producers can mimic other locales.
You can view the official website and Instagram here: https://impostorcities.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/impostorcities/
Designboom has a good article on the exhibition here: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/...5-26-2020/
The 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia has opened in Venice, Italy and the Canadian exhibition this year touches on the topic of "imposter cities", that is, Canadian cities are often used as settings for other cities around the world (primarily those in the USA). The exhibit - curated by Montreal architecture firm TBA and professor David Theodore of McGill University - has catalogued over 3000 films of different sorts that are all shot in Canada but are not actually set in Canada, offering some of the films/clips for viewing as well as interviews available online on the website linked below. It is being hosted in the newly renovated Canadian Pavilion (which NFB has produced a wonderful free short documentary covering its history, architecture and renovation). The entire pavillion has been, charmingly, wrapped in green screen as a tongue-in-cheek reference to how much they're used in our film industry so producers can mimic other locales.
Quote:Impostor Cities is an international exhibition that seeks to repatriate our architecture and celebrate the legacy of over a half-century of Canada’s most renowned architectural doubles. Impostor Cities also introduces a playful yet pointed counter-proposition to the popular image of our national identity by investigating why Canada’s buildings are so good at doubling as elsewhere. How do we think about authenticity and identity in an age where artifice in media becomes indistinguishable from reality? Impostor Cities digs deep to examine how this artifice has shaped our buildings and spaces as it has our culture and politics; our understanding of the past, the design of our present and how we imagine our future environments.
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Impostor Cities is about architectural identity and it’s about faking it. It explores the ways Canada’s buildings and cities double as other places in film and television. From our streets to your screens, Canada provides the architecture for the fictional worlds we all love. Canada’s cities frame the action heroes of X-Men and Pacific Rim, the dramas of The Handmaid’s Tale and Brokeback Mountain, and even the cosmic exodus in Battlestar Galactica. A playful critique of cultural self-presentation, Impostor Cities examines movies as powerful sites of architectural experience, expression, and authenticity.
You can view the official website and Instagram here: https://impostorcities.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/impostorcities/
Designboom has a good article on the exhibition here: https://www.designboom.com/architecture/...5-26-2020/