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Pax Americana (2025)
Pax Americana is a speculative public art series that reimagines Toronto as a site of future conflict and occupation. Through a collection of aluminum signs, a fictional narrative emerges in which the United States annexes Canada—echoing President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to absorb Canada as the 51st state after taking office in 2025. Pax Americana is meant to serve as a dark warning, inviting contemplation on the fragility of nationhood.
Surrender of the Tecumseth Irregulars, 2025, 18 x 24", aluminium sign.
"Near this site, approximately one hundred local Canadian irregulars surrendered to United States Patriot liberation forces on the eleventh of August, 2031. After weeks of urban warfare, most of the surrounding neighbourhood was destroyed. Many of the buildings you see here now were reconstructed as part of the Musk Plan, and resettled under the New 1812 Act."
Let Go of Your Past, and Welcome Our United Future, 2025, 18 x 24", aluminium sign.
"On this spot on September 2, 2031, from atop an MI Abrams tank United States President Ivanka Trump gave her Let Go of Your Past, and Welcome Our United Future speech
The surrender one week later of the last PTS (Place to Stand) Forces signalled the end of the most active phase of the Ontario resistance."
Tennis Court War Rooms, 2025, 18 x 24", aluminium sign.
"During Operation McKinley, the push to liberate the northern territory formerly known as Canada, local insurgents used tennis courts like this one as gathering places. Queues to play during peak summer hours allowed their illegal activities to go unnoticed. Hiding in plain sight, Canadians could meet to spread misinformation and plan counterattacks. Chain-link fences bordering the tennis courts also allowed insurgents to sight Patriot patrols from a distance, and disperse quickly."
The Capture of Banting and Best, 2025, 12 x 16", aluminium sign.
"At this location on February 7, 2037, insurgents Fred Loft (a.k.a. "Banting") and Isobel Gunn (a.k.a. "Best") were apprehended. The pair had evaded Patriot forces for years after the annexation of Canada by embedding themselves with local families. Banting and Best were among the insurgency's most dangerous organizers, responsible for dozens of attacks. They were captured by Navy SEALs during a series of targeted raids known as Operation Northern Dawn. After admitting their guilt, the pair was sent to Qaanaaq, the penal colony on Red, White, and Blueland."
The Hot Dog Stand, 2025, 12 x 16", aluminium sign.
"This spot served as the center of operations for United States Army snipers during Operation McKinley, the campaign to liberate the northern territory formerly known as Canada. From February to May 2035, this site, code-named "The Hot Dog Stand," served as a concealed sniper's nest, providing precision fire support, disrupting insurgent movements, and protecting advancing American units. These marksmen, unseen and uncelebrated, were the quiet vanguard of Patriot resolve. Let this plaque stand as a tribute to the enduring spirit of our American defenders, watching over freedom from above."