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Queen Bikes!

For the past couple of years, the Queen Street West BIA has been working to bring more streetscape improvements to life. As part of a multi-faceted project to encourage more people to visit our community, we commissioned this functional public art for the area (p.s. more streetscape improvements and storytelling to come in fall/winter 2023!).

Here’s what artist and bike post creator Scott Eunson had to share about the experience: “Bike Spine” is an installation of 12 functional bike stands, creating a public artwork that is integrated into the streetscape of Queen West. Their form was created by naturalizing the shape of the iconic Toronto post-and-ring bicycle stand. The grouping creates an organic form that evokes the skeleton of a benevolent creature, evolved to be useful and unique to this place. They are water-jet cut from ¾” Corten steel, making these stronger and more secure than standard post and ring stands. The natural patina will change and improve over time and they could last for centuries.

It is a great privilege to create work for this part of Queen West, as these city blocks have been very inspiring and influential over the past three decades, to myself as a local creative person and avid cyclist.