Illuminated Petragraphs
May 5 - June 2, 2007
Lorraine Field

These images are part of a photographic series Illuminated Petragraphs in
which I have been projecting ceramic decorative details onto rock formations
and photographing the resulting constructed Canadian landscapes. Since much
of what is known about human migration is through archaeological recovery of
ceramic fragments, the Illuminated Petragraph images can be understood as a
trace of some of the immigration patterns of people into Canada. The
complete series includes Japanese, Chinese, German, French, English and
Italian ceramics to represent major immigrant populations in various
Canadian regions. Because ceramic objects, both functional and ornamental,
have for a long time been a necessary component to the creation of “home”
and have played a large role in the rituals surrounding family, these images
also function as metaphor for women’s contribution through their domestic
endeavours to the settlement and stabilization of Canada.

There are 50 images in this series.


Biography
Lorraine Field has a BFA and an MA in Art Ed from NSCAD. She has been a
grant recipient of the Canada Council, the Nova Scotia Art Council, the
Banff Centre, and the Barbara Spohr Award for Contemporary Photography. Her
work has been shown nationally and internationally and is in the following
collections: the Art Bank of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade, Halifax Harbour Commission, and Government
House in Halifax.


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