Friday October 31, 1pm – 3pm
Gam Gallery, 110 E. Hastings
Exhibition October 18 to November 14
Meet artist documentarian Louise Francis-Smith and view Window/Community, an exhibition of her photographs. For over thirty years Louise has focused her lens on the architecture and people in the streets of historic Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. Her work captures the streets half-undressed, when morning light brings its warmth and beauty to old wood and brick buildings. The derelict and the patina, old and new, ruin and renovation, collide in images that belong to the decades-old genre of street photography, revealing the human condition below the surface of things. Her work reflects and uncovers layers of complexity in this vibrant and sometimes heartbreaking neighbourhood.
Exhibit hours: Fri and Sat, 1pm-5pm and by appointment: www.gamgallery.com.