Step inside an immersive installation that reuses single-use plastics to explore the possibilities of inflatable architecture, circular design, and the role waste plays in the larger ecosystem. Experience a snapshot of our shared consumer habits transformed into a unique gathering space, with a mesmerizing soundscape by MONEYPHONE.
Inside The Bentway Studio, Montreal-based emerging designers Studio Rat continue The Bentway’s exploration of the role that waste plays in the larger Gardiner Expressway ecosystem. For Nuit Blanche, they have created the immersive installation Shared Space that reuses single-use plastics in unexpected ways to explore the possibilities of inflatable architecture and circular design. Step inside Shared Space and experience a snapshot of our shared consumer habits transformed into a gathering space, with a mesmerizing soundscape by Toronto’s experimental pop-duo MONEYPHONE.
This immersive, inflatable structure was created at a workshop that Studio Rat led at The Bentway in July 2023, using upcycled plastic as the creative conduit for learning. The result was a unique, community space that you can explore during Nuit Blanche.
Shared Space offers a surreal place to enter and embrace the complexity of our environment’s interdependence with plastic. Don’t forget to pick up a mini-comic that teaches you how to create your own plastic inflatables!
A how-to guide to creating your own ‘Shared Space’:
