The Weather Gods

Location: 4905 Dufferin, just south of Steeles
Date photo taken: 10 June 2014

This towering sculpture on the grounds of the Environment Canada building on Dufferin Street was created by sculptor Ron Baird in the early 1970s. It consists of three figures and despite being rooted in the ground, it is far from being a static piece. If you look up, you'll see that the structure includes many moving parts which recall instruments used in monitoring wind speeds. It also uses air movements to generate sound through a series of pipes and tuned metal arrays.

According to the nearby plaque "...the sculptor never gives names or titles to any of his works, however he uses the following verse to describe this sculpture:

Three dark figures
making the weather
in folk, in myth, in legend
a threefold test.
Shiva, Vishnu, Brahmin.
Father, Son, Holy Ghost.
Triune, Triumvirate, Tribunal.
One is isolate
Two is divisive
Three is peace.
Three is torment.
Three is potent.
Power, power, power.
Air, Fire, Water.
Three dark figures,
Making the weather."