Canadian Photographs

Anon. Canadian Photographs. Vancouver, BC: Figure 1 Publishing Inc., 2024.

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Abstract (English)

" In this unvarnished look at Canada, renowned photographer Geoffrey James directs his gaze to the in-between spaces and forgotten places that resist the idea of a cohesive national identity. With an equable eye, James documents the ephemeral and the monumental: a demolition derby in Quebec, how an inmate at Kingston Penitentiary has decorated his cell, the Dickensian side door of Massey Hall in Toronto.

The photographs in this collection celebrate the everyday while meditating on the issues James’s adopted home faces: the bifurcation of rural and urban, rapid growth and increasing inequality, and its journey toward truth and reconciliation. Linked by views taken from train windows from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, James’s unofficial portrait of Canada brings into sharp relief the unfinished business of the nation as it lurches into the next century. " -- Publisher's website

Types:	Artists' publications > Photobook
All Contributors:	James, Geoffrey (Interviewee); Galassi, Peter (Interviewer)
Dossier:	410 - JAMES, GEOFFREY
Collation:	143 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 x 31 cm
ISBN:	9781773272535
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Vancouver, BC: Figure 1 Publishing Inc.
Artists:	James, Geoffrey
Keywords:	PHOTOGRAPHY; CANADA; DAILY LIFE; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIONAL IDENTITY
Copyright Statement:	Geoffrey James
Notes:	Includes biographical notes.
Deposited by:	Editeur 2
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2025 21:22
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2025 21:22
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/37241

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