- THE INVISIBLE GARDEN (Creston, B.C. various locations)
The Invisible Garden, is an ephemeral art installation which follows the botanical trail of two, early 20th century, women who collected plant specimens in the area of Kootenay Lake, British Columbia. During the summer of 1915, Laura Wallace collected plants in the Boswell area and a year later, Alice Holman collected in Riondel and Queen's Bay. Over 100 of their specimens are now part of the University of British Columbia Herbarium collection.
Having grown up in this mountainous area, I was excited to discover the work of these pioneer plant collectors. My own work attempts to convey a sense of nature, the environment and historical time. This project continues my research of the botanical history of local sites in Canada and the disappearance of natural habitat and flora.
From June to September, 2023, visitors in Creston can discover The Invisible Garden and its botanical images inspired by plants collected in the Kootenay Lake area over a century ago. The ground level images become visible when it rains, or when water is added by visitors to the different sites in the installation. The images disappear when the cement surface is dry and reappear when it is wet.
The exhibition spans 4 locations: Kunze Gallery and nearby sidewalks; Creston Valley Visitors Centre; Creston Museum and in Boswell, the St. Anselm's Church. Accompanying this exhibition is a series of postcard images featuring 10 original plant specimens and hand written notes by Laura Wallace and Alice Holman. Postcards are available at Kunze Gallery. Special thanks to the UBC Herbarium for their interest and support in this project.
Pine Ave. / NW Blvd. Creston, BC
Anglican Church / The Heart
Boswell, BC.
- 6 FEET UNDER 6 FEET ABOVE (Frelighsburg, Québec)
https://www.adelard.org/
