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The Simon Fraser University Gallery's involvement in this exhibition tour has ended. Parties who are interested in the exhibition may contact Michael Lawlor directly to inquire about borrowing the exhibition. "Michael Lawlor"
Our thanks go out to everyone who was involved in making this amazing exhibition tour happen!
This exhibition presents an affordable opportunity for your viewers to see prints from historical CPR magic lantern slides that were originally produced to promote tourism and immigration to Canada. These hand-coloured slides have been scanned, restored in Photoshop and converted to digital print form by Vancouver artist and magic lantern slide collector Michael Lawlor, who has spent up to 30 hours cleaning the flaws in each image. The selection was made by Michael Lawlor and SFU Gallery Director Bill Jeffries.
The works are a mix of rarely seen photographic material and iconic Canadian images, such as "the last spike." The prints are clearly marked "2007" to address viewer confusion—this point has been useful in launching discussions about exactly what viewers are seeing. The show will be of interest to new Canadians, theorists of analogue to digital transfers, archivists, and anyone wishing to see glimpses of Canada's past. The show has proven that it can launch discussions of colonialism, copyright, historical representation, image preservation, uses of arbitrary colour, immigration, and Canada as "a land of milk and honey."
Tour Schedule
May 25 to July 10, 2008
O'Keefe Ranch Museum, Vernon, BC
July 21 to September 1, 2008
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke, BC
September 15 to December 08, 2008
Musee Heritage Museum, St. Albert, AB
December 21, 2008 to May 16, 2009
Kamloops Museum, Kamloops, BC
June 6 to August 16, 2009
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
September 12 to November 8, 2009
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
April 17 to July 10, 2010
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON
August 15 to October 16, 2010
MSA Museum, Abbostford BC
November 4, 2010 to March 20, 2011
Maritime Museum of B.C.
Victoria, BC
May 1 to end of August 2011
Burnaby Village Museum
50 print version
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