In 1997 Montréal architects Atelier in situ completed work on the Zone building in Montréal’s Faubourg des Récollets. In a self-created residency, Shearwood spent the better part of a year recording the traces of the building’s industrial past, its massive renovation, and its sleek 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
Exhibitions
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
Selected Exhibitions : 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. The exhibition consists of thirteen 26×41 and six 22×30 inch archival ink jet prints on Arches paper, as well as eighteen 5×7 inch archival ink jet prints. | Reviews : Bernard Lamarche, “Au Salon de la ruine”, Le Devoir , 20 mars 1998.
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