Nothing Exists Independently

In the 1993 I was invited to be part of a group exhibition centered around the idea of ‘home’.

The idea of ‘home’ was a more challenging theme than expected. Off handedly I always refer to Canada as my home, the place of my citizenship, the place I always come back to and where I spent a portion of my life. Also, while preparing for this show I was also gearing up for a lengthy trip to South-East Asia. My yearning to be on the other side of the world, in a tropical environment became the impetus for this work.

Nothing Exists Independently used one of my images from the Congo rainforest, projected onto the hallway of my attic apartment in Ottawa. The event was re-photographed, printed onto transparencies and encased in wooden lightboxes. This triptych speaks about balances, where every moment and movement has a reverberating effect of our world and who we are in it.

Whereas my previous work related to my experiences as a traveler in Africa, this piece was about the future, an adventure into the unknown.  

Artwork Medium/Dimensions:
Nothing Exists Independently, transparencies encased in mahogany lightboxes, fluorescent tubes, wiring, 3 lightboxes each measuring 30” x 30” (76 x 76cm), 1994

Exhibitions:
‍Nothing Exist Independently, in the Home Exhibit, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. Johns, Nfld.
Nothing Exist Independently, Galerie SAW Video, Ottawa, ON. Curator: Caroline Langill (1994)