Urban Wild
West Vancouver Art Museum, West Vancouver, Canada, 2022
Barrie Jones is a lens-based artist and a former professor of photography at the University of British Columbia. Over the course of his 45 year-long career, much of Jones’s practice has focused on documenting human behaviour. His photographs draw attention to small moments of the everyday, from labourers at work and leisure activities, to subtle facial expressions and bodily movements. This exhibition explores Jones’s outdoor photography, featuring Vancouverites interacting with urban green spaces throughout Vancouver and the North Shore.
The term “urban wild” is defined as a remnant of a natural ecosystem found in the midst of an otherwise highly developed urban area. This exhibition beckons visitors to be curious about natural elements around them. It is within these places that we seek subsistence, refuge, safety, inspiration, and solace.
