The two series in the exhibition document the landscape from the point of view of the city dweller.
“Burrard Inlet” is an ongoing series of photographs documenting the narrow stretch of water at the entry point to the city of Vancouver. Looking northwest from English Bay, these images document the urban activity on Burrard Inlet, looking out to the Strait of Georgia. Photographed regularly since August 2000 at different times of day, the images depict the constant change of the landscape, and the ubiquitous tankers, cruise ships, planes, and recreational boats, as urban activity negotiates a place for itself within it.
The aesthetic of the facades of office and residential buildings in Vancouver is the subject of the series “Structure-Windows”. The rigidity of the architectural grid is counterbalanced by the unpredictable nature of human activity, it is invaded by the traces of the gestures and actions of individuals who bring an element of the personal to the ideal structure of the building.
PAULO MAJANO 