Edition Details
This is a c-print on Fuji crystal semi-matte paper. Ideally, we recommend purchasing this print along with its sister print, Beach Basketball #1. Edition sizes are as follows;
10" x 8" - 200 editions at $40.00 each.
14" x 11" - 300 editions at $90.00 each.
20" x 16" - 50 editions at $250.00 each.
30" x 24" - 20 editions at $900.00 each.
All images come with a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Please note that sizes quoted are for the size of the paper, not the image. We do not alter the aspect ratio or edit the artist's original image. All images have a minimum .5 inch white border.
Artist Statement
From the series Brink, which is a collection of photographs capturing locations at a point in time when something is likely to change or begin. This specific image was created in April 2009, on the shore of Lake Erie, in Port Stanley, Ontario. Being only 40 kilometres south of London this quiet town is annually inundated throughout the summer months with throngs of heat seekers who are looking to rest and play in the short season of warmth that this area is blessed with. Vacant basketball courts, barren beaches, and unoccupied waters are what this location is physically comprised of, but this is not what draws the masses. Instead they are attracted to what they create for themselves upon arrival: relaxation, refuge, and play. By visiting this beach in early spring I was able to separate the physical identity of the waterfront from the emotional identity that we assign it, and admire it for what it really is.
JENNIFER SQUIRES was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 and spent her formative years in the tiny hamlet of Hockley Village. She began photographing professionally in 1996 and her work has been exhibited on several occassions in London and Port Stanley. She holds a Diploma in Photography, and a Diploma in the Advanced Photography Program from Fanshawe College, in London, Ontario, where she was later asked back to teach in the Advanced Photography Program. After college Jennifer began working as a Producer and First Assistant at an advertising photography studio in Toronto, Ontario. In 2005 she moved back to London to pursue freelance work and in February of 2008 she opened her online shop. Jennifer was included on the Photo Life 2009 Emerging Photographers list. She currently lives and works in London, Ontario.
