Artworks
Mixed media collage on wood panel
Of the 200,000 hectares of forest logged annually in British Columbia, about a quarter of it is old-growth. As recently as 2003, old-growth logging made up the majority of harvested areas in our province. It is still common practice today. Our heritage is deeply rooted in the logging industry and without it our current economy would cease to thrive. However, when we compare a centuries old tree to disposable products that are made from its harvesting, there is no question which one holds more value.
Fell the Giant explores the complex relationship between our logging industry and its impact on the future of British Columbia’s old-growth trees. I ask the viewer “ what holds deeper meaning and value? Convenience and entertainment? Or the link to our ancestors and the earth?”