Ronzig the Wizard
Irish Park 25C
But what about the ones who are still alive?
The City of Toronto recently spent a fortune to build this little park..It is called Irish Park, although there is no sign. I guess they couldn’t afford one. It’s completely hidden from sight behind a building and only accessible through that building’s parking lot. If you don’t know it’s there, you will never find it. You’d think that after spending millions of dollars to build it, they’d want people to see it.
It was built to commemorate the plight of the Irish immigrants who came to Canada to flee starvation during the potato famine. I believe it is a truly worthy project, and it took real courage to create such a tragic memorial.
Two and a half years ago, when I was homeless, I looked like these people. Today, many of my close friends still do. We would have made good models for the sculptures.
I wonder if some future politician will approve funding to create a similar monument to this ongoing tragedy. Perhaps they will carve the names of my dead friends in a stone wall too.
It is certainly evident that none of the current politicians in power intend to do anything to end it.
We haven’t progressed as much as we’d like to think.
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Irish Park 25C
But what about the ones who are still alive?
The City of Toronto recently spent a fortune to build this little park..It is called Irish Park, although there is no sign. I guess they couldn’t afford one. It’s completely hidden from sight behind a building and only accessible through that building’s parking lot. If you don’t know it’s there, you will never find it. You’d think that after spending millions of dollars to build it, they’d want people to see it.
It was built to commemorate the plight of the Irish immigrants who came to Canada to flee starvation during the potato famine. I believe it is a truly worthy project, and it took real courage to create such a tragic memorial.
Two and a half years ago, when I was homeless, I looked like these people. Today, many of my close friends still do. We would have made good models for the sculptures.
I wonder if some future politician will approve funding to create a similar monument to this ongoing tragedy. Perhaps they will carve the names of my dead friends in a stone wall too.
It is certainly evident that none of the current politicians in power intend to do anything to end it.
We haven’t progressed as much as we’d like to think.
If you have an event to record or need other photography services or would like to purchase a print of one of my works please contact me at...
ronzig@rogers.com
View my all new website about poverty, homelessness & addiction...
Down, But Not Out
View my all new portfolio, references & upcoming shows website...
ronzigsportfolio.synthasite.com/
All rights reserved