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Gather Balloons 2007-2009
Is a scanned archive of decaying balloon clusters found on the beaches of Toronto Island. These tokens are witness to celebrations--social gatherings of families and friends. The clusters and individual balloons mark a symbolic life passage that remains a memory; perhaps the original balloons can be seen in a family photo album as part of a treasured celebration. What remains in the landscape are the sand-encrusted fragments of balloons, ribbons and other debris: the forgotten detritus of social occasions reborn in the digital world. This work also reflects the ways which botanical specimens and social artifacts are collected and documented. Gather is a contemporary take on the Victorian Cabinet of Curiosities.
Exhibited at the Harbourfront centre on back-lit screens along the shore of Toronto Harbour during the Contact Photography Festival in 2009.
Chromogenic Prints 30"x40" and 40"x50" Editions of Five.