Born in Toronto, I made my home in nine other cities or towns from 2000-2010. Map Making featured photographs from each of these places and was produced in part through the process of unpacking: sifting through the chronicles of nomadic living.
In February 2011, I returned to Toronto with a performance project (presented by Buddies in Bad Times’ Rhubarb Festival) where I invited audiences to mark points of significance on a map of Toronto to help her relearn the city. I visited these locations over a three day period, making portraits of the places and meeting with strangers at each point. Photographs from nine of these locations anchored the exhibition.
Map Making was a collection of fragments of particular times-spaces and their mutual influence.
The following are 19 of the 30 images included in the show...
Ten Years
Sackville
Strasbourg
Iqaluit
Montreal
St. John's
Paris
Glasgow
Leamington Spa
Amsterdam
Three Days
Grapefruit Moon
Christie Pits
High Park
Kipling & Steeles
Don Valley Trail
St. James Cemetery
Sam James Coffee Bar
House of Gourmet
Cabbagetown
MAP MAKING was shown at
Communication Art Gallery
209 Harbord Street, Toronto
May 11 - June 1, 2011
See also:
The Torontoist on Map Making
