Misplace involves several areas of activity, which
will be archived on this
website.
1) Places.
I am asking people to think of public places they visit when they are
neither work nor home, either because they deliberately choose to ‘get
away’, or because they simply pass through these places as part
of their everyday routines. I meet with people in these places, take photographs,
and ask them to describe how they found each place and what they normally
do there.
Text summarizing their responses (under the ‘social’ section),
directions on how to find each place, and images of each place are posted
on the website.
Later on, I visit these places myself and observe my own responses. Notes
from these experiences will be posted on the ‘personal’ section.
If you’re interested in meeting with me, you can call me at 905-844-4402 ext. 37 or email me at resident@oakvillegalleries.com.
2) Log.
This consists of a series of observations of being in Oakville,
using places or situations as a starting point to talk about larger issues.
One
of the parameters of this project is that, when not meeting with people,
I will not use a car to travel around Oakville, and will either walk,
take the bus or ride a bike to get around. The intention is to see what
it is like to
experience a place that is planned around car culture and on a certain
independence from public infrastructure, in a situation when I am forced
to
rely on that infrastructure. These observations (including on riding the
bus and going to Laundromats) will be posted on the ‘log’
section of the website.
3) Observations
of Gairloch Gardens.
I will be staying in the apartment
above Oakville Galleries until October 10. This will allow me to experience
the park both during the day and night, and the range of activities that
will take place there. I will attempt to solicit responses from people
who use the park, both during the day and night, about how they use the
park. Responses will be
posted on the ‘Gairloch Gardens’ section of the website.
4) Glossary.
Certain key words and phrases may come up in my conversations with people,
and in my thoughts during the residency. These will be posted on the ‘glossary’
section of the website, both the words and my personal, subjective definition.
Words that recur on other pages will be linked
to this section.
