Daniel Rotsztain

Daniel Rotsztain is the Urban Geographer, an artist, writer, cartographer whose work examines our relationship to the places we inhabit. A frequenter of libraries, malls, and strip malls, his projects seek to understand and support the social life of the city.

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Feature by Daniel Rotsztain

FAITH/VOID Was a Thriving DIY Venue. Then Came the Noise Complaint

Fights around Toronto’s unofficial music venues reveal a stark reality—there is noise this city values, and noise it doesn’t.

Essay by Daniel Rotsztain with photography by Nick Iwanyshyn

My Own Private Island

The ferry is empty. Beavers and mallards rustle through the bush. Without visitors, life on the Toronto Island is quiet and peaceful. It all feels terribly wrong.