Kim Derko: Luminato Competition Toronto

Kim Derko (86) and Su Rynard directed Coronation Park a one minute silent film portraying nature in the urban environment. The haunting Maple and Oak trees of Coronation Park in Toronto reveal an urban paradox. As automobiles blur past the trees, the word breathe appears then disappears on each tree, each time in a different language: ??????, oddychaj, ??, respire, ????, breathe. These trees transform the carbon dioxide, ultimately they "breathe" for everyone in the city.

The film is currently competing in the Luminato competition. Now in its third year, Luminato is an annual ten-day celebration of the arts where Toronto's stages, streets, and public spaces are infused with theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, and design. For more information and to vote for Coronation Park please visit Luminato.