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Winds Over Ottawa

An experimental art project celebrating Ottawa’s 200th Anniversary byAdrian Gollner First open session: September 2nd at Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa between 10am-2pm. Come to the west end of the park along the water’s edge. Come make your own wind-drawing! Free! I will be setting up my wind-drawing machine in Ottawa Parks this summer and fall…

Wind-drawings, Cottage 2025

I brought one of my wind-drawing machines to a cottage we rented in Val-des-monts, Quebec in August 2025. The wind was often strong and steady, but it did shift in direction throughout a day. The result is some beautifully weaved drawings. As stated in previous posts about the Wind-drawings, the series is intended to make…

Wind-Drawings at the DMZ

In the summer of 2025, I made my third trip to the Korean DMZ. On the two previous trips I saw a number of Korean War battles sites and came to appreciate just how brutal the war was. I often cite the Battle of White Horse Hill (1952) in which the South Korean and US…

Wind-drawing Machine

The intention of the Wind-Drawings is to make a visual record Climate Change in Ottawa, and to do so in a tangible and affecting manner. In Ottawa in 2024 temperature records were broken on several days. On those days I deployed my wind-drawing machines at my downtown Ottawa residence and was able to direct the…