RoadWorks
The natural tableaux and the everydayness of the events I have captured in RoadWorks explore the ephemeral intersection of time and place in the public sphere. Within each frame, the photographs in RoadWorks show modern-day labourers at work in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
With RoadWorks I am attempting to realize moments of timeless significance in a modern setting. Within each frame, the images in RoadWorks capture organically forming tableaux of modern day labourers that illustrate the collaborative nature of the work they undertake.
Time appears to have little meaning during the process of road construction, things happen in a slow motion dance, each road construction worker having their turn at centre stage for a solo performance at a key moment, while others unconsciously arrange themselves into living friezes.
Viewers mimic this action by unintentionally creating their own tableaux while they interact with the installation. A dynamic installation of large colour photographs in a public space, each photograph in the RoadWorks exhibition captures a different scene of summer road construction crews, illustrating the collaborative nature of the work they undertake. The photographs represent the every-day moments when the ordinary person and the work they do become extraordinary.
An installation of nine 3’x6’ backlit photographs of summer road works crews, the images are installed on the sides of three prismatic lanterns. Viewers may explore the installation by walking around each prismatic, getting as close or as far as they wish to interact the images. The photographs are lit from within the lantern creating a glow around each installation piece.
With RoadWorks I am attempting to realize moments of timeless significance in a modern setting. Within each frame, the images in RoadWorks capture organically forming tableaux of modern day labourers that illustrate the collaborative nature of the work they undertake.
Time appears to have little meaning during the process of road construction, things happen in a slow motion dance, each road construction worker having their turn at centre stage for a solo performance at a key moment, while others unconsciously arrange themselves into living friezes.
Viewers mimic this action by unintentionally creating their own tableaux while they interact with the installation. A dynamic installation of large colour photographs in a public space, each photograph in the RoadWorks exhibition captures a different scene of summer road construction crews, illustrating the collaborative nature of the work they undertake. The photographs represent the every-day moments when the ordinary person and the work they do become extraordinary.
An installation of nine 3’x6’ backlit photographs of summer road works crews, the images are installed on the sides of three prismatic lanterns. Viewers may explore the installation by walking around each prismatic, getting as close or as far as they wish to interact the images. The photographs are lit from within the lantern creating a glow around each installation piece.
Installation shots
Nocturne - art at night installation, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, NS © 2011 Hannah Minzloff
Opening reception at FRED., Halifax NS © 2012 Hannah Minzloff