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