Alison Boulier, Works from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Dennis Ha
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Alison Boulier, Works from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Dennis Ha
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Alison Boulier, Work from the Invasive series, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist.
Works from the Invasive series
Alison Boulier’s series Invasive features close-up images of plants shot against a white backdrop, gently held in place by a hand. Himalayan blackberry, white sweetclover, and lesser burdock – the species featured – are considered “invasive species”: those that are not native to a region but adapt and reproduce effectively, spreading undesirably and harmfully. These non-native organisms can be devastating to natural ecosystems and have an enormous economic impact.
In highlighting invasive plants, Boulier’s work draws a poetic comparison to the ways in which settlers occupy and take land from those who were and are Indigenous to it. By focusing on that which is not native to a landscape but is instead unknowingly destructive, Boulier draws attention to the challenges of reconciling settler occupancy and how humans’ integration into place may be detrimental to those who existed before. With this series, Boulier asks, “What does it take to remain, or become native to place?”
The Canada Line Art Program – InTransit BC is presented by Wesgroup Properties
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