Memory Trees
In 1997, I was chosen as the artist-in-residence for Vancouver's Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre. During that time, I collected many anecdotes about trees in the neighbourhood, especially those which people said had been important to them in some way. I also started an extensive photo archive of the local trees. Since that time, many of them have been removed, to accommodate development or because it was thought some sort of hazard to the public. In other cases the trees I photographed have grown substantially or have been replaced by other trees. So the archive serves as a kind of time capsule, documenting Marpole-Oakridge's urban forest circa 1997.
I owe a great debt of gratitude to Carol Sogawa who was the co-ordinator of the community centre at the time. Carol set up numerous interviews for me with people in the community and also helped me locate many of the trees. This project wouldn't have succeeded without her knowledge of the community's culture and history. Thanks also goes to Jil Weaving and Susan Gordon of the Vancouver Parks Department for facilitating the artist-in-residence program.
Slide Show:
projects:
events:
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 09:00 - Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 21:00
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Friday, October 25, 2019 - 18:00 - Sunday, October 27, 2019 - 20:00
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 09:00 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 21:00
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Friday, April 26, 2019 - 18:30 - 21:30
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Friday, March 29, 2019 - 20:00 - Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 18:00
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Sunday, June 24, 2018 - 09:00 - Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 19:00
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Friday, June 22, 2018 - 09:00 - Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 17:00
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Saturday, June 9, 2018 - 09:00 - 16:00
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Saturday, May 19, 2018 - 12:00 - Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 19:00
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 - 10:00 - 20:00
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Friday, April 13, 2018 - 19:00 - Sunday, April 15, 2018 - 14:00
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Friday, January 26, 2018 - 06:30 - 08:00
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Saturday, July 1, 2017 (All day) - Sunday, August 27, 2017 (All day)
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Friday, May 26, 2017 - 09:00 - Saturday, May 27, 2017 - 12:00
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Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 10:00 - 14:00
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Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 17:00 - 19:30
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Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 15:00 - 17:00
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 11:00 - 13:00
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 14:00 - 15:30
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 09:00 - Monday, June 6, 2016 - 18:00
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Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 11:15 - 11:30
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 11:15 - 21:45
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 19:00 - Sunday, December 6, 2015 - 19:00
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Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 16:00 - 18:00
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Friday, September 18, 2015 (All day) - Sunday, December 6, 2015 (All day)
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Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 13:00 - 16:00
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Friday, April 17, 2015 - 16:00 - Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 19:00
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (All day) - Wednesday, March 25, 2015 (All day)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 17:00 - 21:00
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Monday, September 22, 2014 - 09:00 - Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 23:00
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 09:00 - Sunday, August 3, 2014 - 22:00
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 10:00 - Friday, July 25, 2014 - 16:00
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 18:00 - 19:00
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 09:00 - Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:00
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 16:00 - 18:00
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 11:00 - 12:15
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Friday, October 25, 2013 - 08:30 - Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 16:00
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Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 17:30 - 20:30
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Monday, September 16, 2013 (All day) - Tuesday, September 24, 2013 (All day)
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 15:00 - 18:00
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Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 11:00
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Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 15:00
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 19:00 - 21:00
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 14:00 - 16:00
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 19:30
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Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 18:30 - 21:00
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 17:00 - 21:00
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 13:00 - 16:00
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Friday, June 1, 2012 - 11:00 - 13:00
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - 18:00
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 12:00 - 14:00
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Friday, November 18, 2011 - 18:30 - Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 21:00
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:00
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Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 10:00 - 14:00
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 10:00
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 19:00
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 19:00
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 19:00
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 19:00 - 22:00
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 18:00 - 21:00
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Friday, April 16, 2010 - 20:00
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 19:00 - 21:00