KIM DORLAND - Statement

Much of my focus in the past has been on the more desolate side of Alberta - the crumbling, outsider stuff from my memories and experiences. But we were in Medicine Hat recently and it struck me that there is another side of life in AB. There really is a sort of perfection to the small town suburbia that has developed in the prairies. I think this show will reflect that. The lure of suburbia - the quiet, naive moments that make it desirable for so many - even those of us who are skeptical of the whole thing. There's been so much cynical, irreverent work recently about the evils of suburbia, but I think there's a beauty to it as well.