The Last Days of Contrition

The Last Days of Contrition 35 minutes black and white 1988 is an exploration of the Canadian and American landscapes and the relationship between the two The narrative deals with a journey through timeless vacant American landscapes baseball stadiums Venice Beach Mojave Desert and a US Missile Base The photographic strategy is influenced by a consciousness of light a quintessential characteristic of American photography I documented the American landscape in the tradition of the early formalist photographers Walker Evans Paul Strand etc allowing there to be content in form The Last Days of Contrition straddles two cultural forces while developing an understanding about our Canadian origins and muses RK