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5/11/2007

Brian Musson

Cambridge Galleries Queen's Square, Cambridge

The Altered Landscape

Ten years ago Brantford-based artist Brian Musson began to photographically document the Canadian architectural remnants of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. “The Plan” as it was known, was created in 1939 to train Commonwealth aircrew for operations that spanned the globe.

In the process of photographing former bases and training fields from British Columbia to southwestern Ontario, Musson met people who had either facilitated operations at these bases or trained there. They in turn led him to retired Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) photographers or their families, who still possessed a treasure trove of unpublished original negatives.

In an era of embedded journalism, the autonomy the RCAF allowed these photographers seems remarkable. As a result they captured unforgettable images of urban and rural landscapes that had been altered by war, from Cologne Cathedral to U-boat yards in Bremen to people living their lives in an apartment building with an exterior wall blown off.

This exhibition combines the stories of one man's fascination with a chapter in Canadian history and many men and women's participation in it. Design at Riverside is proud to present Musson’s contemporary black and white photographs alongside ones printed from a selection of original negatives by RCAF photographers, images that have never before been seen by the public.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30 pm

Cambridge Galleries
1 North Square - Cambridge

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