Location: Alleyway just west of Church, at Wellesley
Date photo taken: 11 May 2016
Running down the west side of an alley near the corner of Church and Wellesley are the silhouettes of a number of couples kissing. They are powerful, colourful and at once both simple and intricate. The work, by artist Natalie Wood, was inspired by the groundbreaking educational campaign "Kissing Doesn't Kill" from the late 1980s. She adds another layer of meaning by crafting the figures using a collage of book and publication covers with significant meaning to herself and other members of the local LGBTQ community. If you want to learn more about this mural project, there's a great video with Wood on the Queerstory website.
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