Lightscape / Snowscape
Artwork for a custom-made wool carpet for Canada House in London, England. Based on photographs of sunlight falling onto snow, this artwork brings Manitoba’s beautiful winter light and expansive landscape to London.
The artwork was derived from a series of photographs I took on a walk through my neighbourhood one winter. Freshly fallen snow serves as a pristine canvas for the play of light and shadow. What could seem like a dull, empty expanse comes alive as the sun moves through the sky. The bright midday sun creates crisp forms on the snowy carpet and casts an ethereal glow in soothing shades of blue-violet. The winter landscape is a simple one yet there is much to see if we make the effort to look. Just as the snow forms a soft carpet across the land, I wanted my images of snow-covered prairie to cover the ground beneath one’s feet in the Manitoba Room.
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