Suburbia
Saskatchewan artist Keith Moulding and Ontario artist Susan Dobson document the links from rural depopulation to urban growth.
Additional Information
Keith Moulding, Untitled, 2001, cibachrome print
Arguably "the mother" of all real estate booms, the colonization of the Canadian plains relied on a sophisticated advertising campaign, which lured thousands of Europeans to the region. The agrarian utopia portrayed by the campaign has since dissolved, replaced in the past two decades by the visions of another wave of global promise-makers. Now people migrate to Suburbia, a place detached from geography, occupation, or history. Saskatchewan photographer Keith Moulding documents, with deadpan economy, the relics littering the trail from rural to urban. Susan Dobson photographs her Oakville, Ontario neighbourhood, located in a new subdivision, lush with the pastels of chipboard, insulation, and vinyl siding. Both Dobson and Moulding seem to be looking for something in Suburbia. Their photography goes beyond the links between rural depopulation and urban growth to consider how concepts of home are being redefined.
When
2001, Aug 19 2001 - All day
Where
Dunlop Central Gallery,
Interest
Past