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How To Measure Without A Ruler

A 2016–2017 series weighing the personal archive against the scientific — exhibited at Pushmi Pullyu, Toronto

2016 – 2017

How To Measure Without a Ruler weighs the personal archive against the scientific. Gleaning its imagery from my father's collection of slides and prints, the series blurs the lines between the photographs used to document the changing climate and snapshots of my father's life and my family's history. Presenting the personal archive alongside the naturally occurring archives of the tree cores throughout the works draws an analogous link between their formation, and that of the slow and gradual accumulation of a photographic archive.

Installation view of How To Measure Without A Ruler at Pushmi Pullyu, Toronto, 2017
Installation view Pushmi Pullyu, Toronto 2017
Kind of Like Fishing, A Different Landscape 01, linen over panel with gel medium and laser print, 24 by 30 inches, 2017
Kind of Like Fishing (A Different Landscape 01) Linen over Panel, Gel Medium, Laser Print 24" × 30" 2017
Farther Away it Looks the Same, A Different Landscape 05, linen over panel with gel medium, laser print and tape, dimensions variable, 2017
Farther Away it Looks the Same (A Different Landscape 05) Linen over Panel, Gel Medium, Laser Print, Tape Dimensions Variable 2017
50 percent Chance of Rain, wood, tape and thermostat, dimensions variable, 2017
50% Chance of Rain Wood, Tape, Thermostat Dimensions Variable 2017
More Or Less, wood and tape, dimensions variable, 2017
More Or Less Wood, Tape Dimensions Variable 2017
They Didn't Grow Too Big, A Different Landscape 03, linen over panel with gel medium, laser print and bonsai tree, approximately 13 by 11 inches, 2017
They Didn't Grow Too Big (A Different Landscape 03) Linen over Panel, Gel Medium, Laser Print, Bonsai Tree ~13" × 11" 2017
Carousel, wood, slide carrier, tape and altered C-print, dimensions variable, 2017
Carousel Wood, Slide Carrier, Tape, Altered C-Print Dimensions Variable 2017
I Think I Owe a Favour, A Different Landscape 04, adhesive vinyl, 61 by 82 inches, 2017
I Think I Owe a Favour (A Different Landscape 04) Adhesive Vinyl 61" × 82" 2017
Economy Pac, laser print and masking tape, 13 by 14 inches, 2017
Economy Pac Laser Print, Masking Tape 13" × 14" 2017
Repeater, tripod, 35mm positives, gel medium, linen over panel, wood, laser print, dimensions variable, 2017
Repeater Tripod, 35mm Positives, Gel Medium, Linen over Panel, Wood, Laser Print Dimensions Variable 2017
A Couple Things I Forgot, 35mm positives, slide carriers and tape, dimensions variable, 2017
A Couple Things I Forgot 35mm Positives, Slide Carriers, Tape Dimensions Variable 2017
Whiskey in The Camelback, A Different Landscape 02, linen over panel with gel medium and laser print, 11 by 14 inches, 2017
Whiskey in The Camelback (A Different Landscape 02) Linen over Panel, Gel Medium, Laser Print 11" × 14" 2017