This wall was built to keep people in. A window opening has been bricked up to prevent escape. Today only fragments of the barrier remain; you can walk around the ends.
It’s the wall that surrounds CAMH here in Toronto. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is the current name for what once was the Toronto Lunatic Asylum. The wall once completely surrounded the property, but now only a few fragmentary sections remain.
‘Bricks in the Wall’ digital composite
Remember ‘Snakes and Ladders’? A board game where a snake tail could undo much of your progress and a ladder might give you a big boost? You never know what will happen until you roll the dice. I think we’re in this game now! The second wave is upon us, when we thought we had done so well.
‘Snakes and Ladders’ - digital composite
‘Up and Over’ This place is full of ghosts. The patients (inmates?) were forced to build the walls that would enclose them. Brick by brick, they stood on ladders working to block out the sky.
‘Up and Over’ - digital composite