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“Still Waters Forget / Les eaux calmes oublient”: Photography Exhibition

Alliance Française de Toronto

Presents / Présente

Exhibition / Exposition:
Alex Clemmer, “Still Waters Forget / Les eaux calmes oublient”

Entrance: FREE / GRATUIT

October 9, 2013  at 6:30 PM to December 20, 2013 / du mercredi 9 octobre 2013 à 18:30 jusqu’au vendredi 20 décembre 2013

Alliance Française de Toronto – Campus de Spadina
24 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contact: (416) 922 2014 ext 37
culturel@alliance-francaise.ca

Language: Bilingual / Bilingue (English / French)

Alex Clemmer is a Canadian photographer who is passionate about landscape and architecture photography.

“Whether deserted or populated, the shores of the Great Lakes offer a sublime spectacle of colour, light, and shifting shapes of sands and clouds. At first glance, this appears to be the subject of the photographs of Alexander Clemmer. The paradox underlying his work is that as a history enthusiast, Clemmer longs to gaze upon events that occurred decades before the invention of photography, such as the naval battles that took place during the War of 1812 between the United States and Canada. The viewer is held in the dynamic between the serenity of the image comprising Still Waters Forget, and the terrible historical narrative that each image title conveys.”

Alex Clemmer est un photographe canadien qui est passionné par la photographie de paysage et d’architecture.

“Qu’elles soient désertées ou habitées, les rives des grands lacs offrent un spectacle sublime où se marient la couleur, la lumière et les formes changeantes du sable et des nuages. Au premier regard, tel semble être le sujet des photos d’Alexander Clemmer. Le paradoxe sous-jacent à sa démarche tient au fait qu’en tant qu’amateur d’histoire, Clemmer souhaiterait observer des événements qui ont eu lieu plusieurs décennies avant l’invention de la photographie, tels les batailles navales menées par le Canada et les États-Unis durant la guerre de 1812. Le spectateur se trouve tiraillé entre la sérénité des images qui composent Les eaux calmes oublient et les récits tragiques évoqués par le titre de chacune des photos.”

Enjoy! / Amusez-vous!

 

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