Clinic into the Future
Exhibition details
University of Toronto Exam Centre, 255 McCaul St., Toronto, ON
Open to the public during building opening hours (Monday to Friday, 8 AM–5 PM)
Artist: Greg Ellwand
Curator: Sherry Chunqing Liu
Dedicated to the clinic staff, especially Susan Camm. Sponsored by U of T Facilities & Services.
Exhibition description
A heartwarming, imagination-filled story unfolds, as Greg Ellwand documents the University of Toronto St. George vaccine clinic through his unique perspective as both a clinic staff member and artist-in-residence in 2021.
From the frontline administrative staff to pharmacists in the back room, Ellwand’s intimate portrayals of people, medical devices, and special moments situate them in documentative and imaginative futuristic spaces, showcasing a story connecting with vaccine recipients as well as medical practitioners.
Located in the building where the clinic was run, Clinic into the Future provides an evocative space that invites visitors to engage in not just emotional but also spatial dialogue with Ellwand’s vivid, vibrant, and dream-like depictions of a monumental time in history, when the St. George vaccine clinic contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, administering over 90,460 vaccines.