Page 11 - Brain Project 2016 Commemorative Catalogue

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

“ Toronto artist Ekow Nimako showcases the building blocks of the brain
with Lego. His lifelong infatuation with robots, spaceships ‘and anything
related to futuristic modes of transportation’ drew him to Duplo-esque art,
his profi le states. But his focus isn’t fun and games; as the population ages,
the number of Canadians suffering from neurodegenerative diseases is
expected to climb to 1.4 million in 2031 from 750,000 in 2011.”
- TheStar.com
(reach: 1,376,000)

The Brain Project: Unveiling the ‘Jays’
brain on Breakfast Television - msn.com
(reach: 10,533,000)

“ We generally thought
that the brain was this
autonomous, protected
organism on the top
of our necks...That
is just not true. Our
lifestyle choices have
tremendous impact on
the health of our brains.”
- Dr. Carol Greenwood
- ElleCanada.com
(reach: 1,390,000)

“ If the yellow brick road
in the Land of Oz led to
Toronto, The Scarecrow,
ever in search of a brain,
could have saved himself
a lot of trouble. Instead
of dealing with fl ying
monkeys and a Wicked
Witch, the straw man could
have strolled down any of
“ When there are people strong enough
in this world to make a change, to make Toronto’s not-so-yellow-
it a better world, you just want to be brick-roads and come upon
part of it.” - Mr. Brainwash, artist a brain in plain sight.”
- NationalPost.com - EverythingZoomer.com
(reach: 1,351,000)
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