Bear (2010)
Bear was an installation for the Don Blanche Festival (September 4-5, 2010, Shelburne, ON). This small gesture was a response to the experience of the week-long, off-the-grid residency. I decided to work with the much-trafficked outhouse, a structure that has a side window that looks out onto a little clearing that was carpeted with apples that had fallen from the surrounding trees.
Having been stuck in the city for most of the summer, I was struck by the star-filled sky, the lush landscape, and the forested areas full of living things that frequently caught me unawares. In filling the fallen apples with light and placing them in the formation of Ursa Major (Great Bear), I wanted to surprise the solitary outhouse visitor by subtly modifying what was already there.
