RESURRECTION:THE KELLY BUILDING

Ink on polyester fabric, 40’ x 45’ October 2009
1790 Granville Street, Halifax, NS

“The city does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, [...] every segment marked in turn with scratches, indentations, scrolls.” -Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino

Resurrection is a large-scale monoprint depicting the former Kelly Building. Once a registered heritage property, the Kelly Building was demolished in 2006 leaving a large vacancy in the streetscape. Using found materials as printmaking matrices, the building was recreated through the use of a frottage approach and installed in its original location on Granville Street in downtown Halifax. This ephemeral installation was presented as a part of Nocturne: Art at Night, highlighting the often fleeting nature of the built environment.

This project was created in collaboration with artist Sarah Haydon Roy (https://www.sarahhaydonroy.com/home/about )

Thanks to

  • Nocturne: Art at Night for their support of this project

  • Eric Mummery, Alyssa and Bryanna Chapeskie for their help with printing.

  • Carmen Zinck and Coastal Restoration and Masonry

  • Chuck Young, who put his climbing skills to good use.

  • Night Photography credit: Mathew Hollet