Waiting Rooms and Roller Coasters by Chloe Begg at the Toronto Sculpture Garden

This installation draws upon the familiar “bead roller coaster” toy to explore the intersection of calm and movement within our lives. For many, this toy evokes a sense of nostalgia as a staple in the waiting rooms of doctors’ and dentists’ offices over the past several decades. It is a place where the competing forces of waiting and constant movement can coexist and be experienced together. The intention of the installation is to leave the viewer with a renewed sense of appreciation for the beauty of life’s twists and turns, the quiet power of connection and the joy of experiencing the present with the curiosity of a child. Chloe Begg is based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Taking inspiration from local surroundings and the detail of life that surround us all, Begg integrates industrial and urban forms into sculptures that evoke beauty and wonder. Primarily working and exhibiting in ceramics, Begg explores shapes, layers and depth through wall hangings and sculptural forms.