Heartfelt homage to Terry Fox. Nanaimo bars for the soul. The
Superstack in Sudbury. Unforgettable railway images revealing the
countrys historic central nervous system. Startling photography and a
fetching double-headed Canada goose which will forever change the way you look
at hunting decoys!
Souvenir of Canada 2 is packed full of
powerfully resonant images, and unexpected juxtapositions that reveal a new
Canada, one at home in a new century. No lighthouses, grain elevators or
teepees here. Only a country as experimental and unexpected as Canada could
inspire a book as eclectic and wonderful as this one.
The Canada goose shown on the front cover is not
the product of electronic image-manipulation ... it's made from two goose
decoys that I fused together. I guess it could mean quite a few things.
Canada's slightly screwy bilingual policy springs to mind. Perhaps more so, it
refers to the breadth of the country, its two ends being as far away from each
other as east is from west with an extra-half hour tagged on for
Newfoundland. excerpt from Douglas Couplands Souvenir of
Canada 2 Written by Douglas Coupland. Published by Douglas
& McIntyre Ltd., 2004. |