Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Temporary Welcome




In February 2006 I travelled to an apartment complex on 35 Church Street in Toronto to deliver a package to a lady called Ann Savege, as part of my postal project I mentioned yesterday. I started looking back at the photos I have of this trip, and am still very much drawn to this image of the lounge entrance area in the apartment complex - one I took whilst anticipating the possible outcomes from the delivery of this first package.

I like how generically late 70s the setting is, and I doubt any refurbishments have taken place since it was first designed. This image encapsulates much of my travels across North America too; the hotels I've stayed in and the reception lounges of office blocks. I dislike how falsely safe the musty feeling of this temporary welcome feels, and I think my distance definitely translates itself into this image.

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