Documenting the "Drake" industrial complex

Love him or hate him, Drake has been on the forefront of putting Toronto on the map globally for decades. With fans from Scarborough to the Mayor's…

May 3 • Andrew Williamson

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April 2026

Sunday evening

Some footage from sunrise and sunset. Toronto and Lake Simcoe.

Apr 6 • Andrew Williamson

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Art brought us together: Blackcat Artspace, 2013–2020

Some photos from past exhibits at Blackcat Artspace, an unlikely DIY space that built community on the small scale a grew well beyond it's walls.

Apr 1 • Andrew Williamson

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March 2026

LIVE: Reflecting on running a small art gallery, vibe coding websites and will anyone watch this?

I recorded my first Livestream yesterday looking at photos from my previous art gallery and talked through two websites i'm working on vibe coding with…

Mar 24 • Andrew Williamson

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The spirit is to make music out of anything

I made a mini-doc about the process of filming a series of live sessions with the Canadian band Holy Fuck!

Mar 9 • Andrew Williamson

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February 2026

A look inside the Hearn Generating Station

Watch now | The mecca of urbex, walking in another's shoes, and the magic of singing together ✨

Feb 19

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Ontario Place: past, present and in/future.

A video of the west island as it is today, nostalgia, and a look back to artists imagining the future of this large public space.

Feb 16

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Looking back into the archives starting in 2016

When social media was still okay, every overlooked space was valuable, and community came together to do big things.

Feb 6 • Andrew Williamson

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January 2026

Is this thing on?

I'm reviving a decades old domain name to launch this Substack, truthtomaterials.com

Jan 29 • Andrew Williamson

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