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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada
Open from Tuesday to
Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm

Admission always free
ArchiveExhibition
7 Dec 01until10 Feb 02

Angela Grauerholz

Privation

Alvin Balkind Gallery

A closeup of 3 vertical photos in silver frames, mounted on a white wall. The images are of covers of books, indecipherable due to fire damage with dark and burnt edges, crinkled and textured.

One of Canada's most respected artists, Angela Grauerholz was born in Germany and has lived in Montreal since 1976. Known for her production of dense, dreamlike black and white photographs, Grauerholz has recently begun to explore the use of colour and of alternate methods of photographic production. Privation is a recent series of Giclée prints, digitally outputted colour images on watercolour paper, representing books damaged in a fire in the home of the artist two years ago. The books were documented on a flatbed scanner prior to being reproduced, and the results are images whose eerie sculptural depth monumentalize and memorialize the destruction of a lifetime's collection.

Six large photos in silver frames, on a white wall. The photos show different burnt and deteriorated books. The photos are mostly shades of white, black, and green.
In a gallery with concrete floors and ceilings, there are nine framed photos. The photos each show one charred and damaged book. The bokos are all different colours, shown with a grey background.
In a gallery, there are 7 framed photos and a doorway leading out into a foyer. The photos in the room are large and detailed, and show the covers of charred and crumpled books.
A closeup of 3 vertical photos in silver frames, mounted on a white wall. The images are of covers of books, indecipherable due to fire damage with dark and burnt edges, crinkled and textured.
Six large photos in silver frames, on a white wall. The photos show different burnt and deteriorated books. The photos are mostly shades of white, black, and green.
In a gallery with concrete floors and ceilings, there are nine framed photos. The photos each show one charred and damaged book. The bokos are all different colours, shown with a grey background.
In a gallery, there are 7 framed photos and a doorway leading out into a foyer. The photos in the room are large and detailed, and show the covers of charred and crumpled books.