Artist Statement
FOR 25 YEARS, I HAVE CAMPAIGNED PROFESSIONALLY TO SLOW GLOBAL WARMING. MORE EXTREME HEAT WAVES AND AIR POLLUTION IN MY HOME, TORONTO, ARE LOCAL EVIDENCE OF WHAT IS GRIPPING THE GLOBE. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE WORLD WILL BE LIKE FOR MY—OUR—CHILDREN. I’M FORTUNATE IN ONE WAY, HOWEVER. I CAN VENT MY CONCERN AND LEVERAGE MY KNOWLEDGE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY. BEHIND MY CAMERA I LOOK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE HAPPENING IN PLACES THAT ARE CLOSE BY, BUT UNSEEN. I CAN FEEL THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS WHEN UNIQUE PATTERNS OF LIGHT, COLOR AND TEXTURE SURFACE FROM THE CLASH OF HUMANS AND NATURE. I HOPE TO SALVAGE SOME OF THE BEAUTY THAT EMERGES WHEN WHAT IS WILD PASSES AND COMMUNICATE SUCH RARE MOMENTS TO THE FUTURE.
