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Larry Towell
Jenin Refugee Camp, West Bank
May 2002
Category:
The social and economic conditions related to Vancouver's urban landscape are the subject of Jim Breukelman's photography. Here he presents a taxonomic register of modestly scaled, post-WWII homes built in a style particular to Vancouver. "As a whole," he suggests, "each house and its lot is a one-of-a-kind pocket environment. Looking at the details, you can get a sense of what that person feels about the world outside." Originally shot in 1987 and printed more recently, the title "Hot Properties" references not the simplicity of these homes but rather the extravagant value of the land on which they sit, which has increased exponentially in the decades since the project was first conceived.
Artist
Title
Jenin Refugee Camp, West Bank
Date
May 2002
Medium
Photograph
Materials
gelatin silver printDimensions
60.8 x 50.6 cm; image: 58 x 38.1 cm
Nationality
Canadian
Credit line
Purchased 2011 with the generous support of the CMCP Endowment Fund of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation
Accession number
2011.5