yonderbean
Active Member
I had the pleasure of three weeks in residence at Artscape Gibraltar Point in January, during which I got a lot of work done and also took daily walks along the shore. I was struck by the ever-changing shoreline. Over one windy night, several meters of the beach was washed away and deposited further down the shore, forming a broad new beach along a stretch that was previously unpassable. The building of the Leslie Spit combined with efforts to prevent further erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs has choked off the supply of sand that built the islands in the first place.
The changing shorelines of this Toronto Islands is actually more the natural state of affairs - the islands in their original state were essentially a series of huge sand bars which changed from season to season, and only settled into a semi-stable shape by human efforts.
Gibralter Point Beach, Toronto Islands by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Ephemeral Beach by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Gibralter Point Beach, Toronto Islands by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Wreck of the Monarch by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Beach Erosion by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Mississauga by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Ephemeral Beach by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Untitled by Mathew Borrett, on Flickr
Full album here.
The changing shorelines of this Toronto Islands is actually more the natural state of affairs - the islands in their original state were essentially a series of huge sand bars which changed from season to season, and only settled into a semi-stable shape by human efforts.
Gibralter Point Beach, Toronto Islands by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrEphemeral Beach by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrGibralter Point Beach, Toronto Islands by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrWreck of the Monarch by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrBeach Erosion by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrMississauga by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrEphemeral Beach by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrUntitled by Mathew Borrett, on FlickrFull album here.
