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A soft hand holds open a cardstock folder. A panorama image of a washroom mid way through pre-paint tapping tops paragraphs of text, partially reading: In the final months of Garry’s life he lived in a care facility where he had his own room that had a large bathroom allowing space for lists and wheelchairs. It was big and empty, making all the more obvious the scuffs, dents, and scrapes from mobility aids bumping into the walls over the years…Cathy Busby, November 2021. — I WONDER, folder, Art Metropole, Toronto, 2021.

I WONDER, folder, Art Metropole, Toronto, 2021.

Garry's bathroom at Parkview care facility, Vancouver, where I prepared the walls and began taping the letters for the I WONDER painting. Sadly, he passed away while I was in the midst of this. I made a completed version of this wall painting at Art Metropole, Toronto, three months later in November 2021 for his memorial there.

I Wonder, wall-text painting, permanent installation, Art Metropole, Toronto — I Wonder, installation view, wall-text painting, permanent installation, Art Metropole, Toronto, 2021.

I WONDER (2021)

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I WONDER installation

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