This project marks the last exhibition of a selection of works on paper from my past 30 years in printmaking, photography and painting. During the July 2013 storm, my basement studio was flooded, and 60 pieces of my artwork were damaged. While the water damage is not immediately visible on most of the etchings and paintings, the paper will continue to deteriorate over time. The photographs bear more visible marks of the water damage.

My intent to display the artworks on construction hoarding is to bring them into the public realm without the preciousness of a gallery exhibition. Since the work is no longer of archival quality, it will not be lessened by further exposure to the elements. Without its higher function as support for fine art, the fine art paper will reconnect with its material origin, which is of the same nature as the plywood hoarding. In this context, as the printed or painted imagery gradually fades, the paper comes closer to its authentic, natural state.

I proposed the exhibition to the City of Toronto for construction hoarding at Union Station. After speaking to countless staff and three city councillors, I am not giving up. Not sure what to do next.