En 1997, le cabinet d’architectes montréalais Atelier in situ achève ses travaux sur le bâtiment Zone dans le quartier du Faubourg des Récollets. Tout au long d’une résidence d’artiste qu’elle a elle-même générée, Diana Shearwood passe la majeure partie de l’année à documenter les traces du passé industriel du bâtiment ainsi que les rénovations majeures encourues et son élégante transformation.
Silo No 1, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Rolled Rug, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Glove, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Copper Coil, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Urinals, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Lamps, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Green Room, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Fire Hose, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Black Splotch, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Yellow Brick with blue paint, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Grey plywood with holes, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Yellow cement with reddish splotch, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Cream green brick with red-yellow splotch, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Cement wall with red stake, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Electric boxes before, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Electric boxes after, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Silo No 3, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Legs, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (26×41 inches), 1997
Silo No 2, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Face, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Frozen Pipe, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (22×30 inches), 1997
Tools Only, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (41×26 inches), 1997
Plug, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (41×26 inches), 1997
Steel girder with cigarette, from the Zone series, Montréal, archival ink jet print on Arches paper (41×26 inches), 1997
Diffusion
Zone, installation view, Quartier éphémère, Montréal, 1998 © Guy L’Heureux
Zone, installation view, Quartier éphémère, Montréal, 1998 © Guy L’Heureux
Zone, installation view, Quartier éphémère, Montréal, 1998 © Guy L’Heureux
Zone, installation view, Quartier éphémère, Montréal, 1998 © Guy L’Heureux
Zone, installation view, Quartier éphémère, Montréal, 1998 © Guy L’Heureux
Expositions séléctionnées : Zone , Quartier éphémère, Montreal, 1998; Bibliothèque Eleanor London, Montréal, 1998; La Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay; Le Mois de la photo à Montréal, 1999. Cette expositon était composée de treize photos de 26×41 pouces, six photos de 22×30 pouces, et dix-huit photos de 5×7 pouces. Toutes les épreuves sont au jet d’encre de qualité archives sur papier Arches. | Compte rendu : Bernard Lamarche, “Au Salon de la ruine”, Le Devoir , 20 mars 1998.
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