Toronto Souvenir
January 28 - July 8, 2012
Garett Walker, Glenyan, South of Chorley Park, Don Valley (detail), 2010. C-print. Image courtesy of the artist.
Toronto Souvenir
Garett Walker
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Toronto Souvenir explores the role memory plays in photography and history. In particular, it is about revisiting sites of memory within the city of Toronto, which contain little or no visible traces of their public and private significance. Utilizing libraries and archives as well as surveying regional historical societies, the project attracted a variety of stories that warranted inclusion and perpetuation in Toronto’s living memory. The stories range from early aviation history, the trauma of Hurricane Hazel, the marginalized history of women in the war effort, and other site specific memories. By photographing these sites and re-presenting them along with their hidden histories, this project intends to provoke dialogue about the in/tangible place of memories and their relationship to photography and storytelling. Toronto Souvenir encourages a deeper exploration of place, beyond the visible landscape into the living memories of the people and their landscapes of memory.
Fleck Dance Theatre
207 Queens Quay West
Access to this exhibition by Fleck Dance Theatre ticket holders only
Garett Walker is an artist and photographer. Having earned both his MFA in Documentary Media Studies and BFA in Photography from Ryerson University, he has travelled extensively across Canada, using his camera to document the country’s varied regional cultural heritage. He is a recipient of many private and public artistic development grants, which help to fund his work. Walker is an active participant in the Toronto arts community where he lives. His work is collected by various private collectors and public institutions in Canada.
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