[Spring 2000]
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Summary
Since 1995, Guy Lafontaine has been working on a series of photographs examining transitional zones on the border of residential and industrial districts, mainly in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Montreal. With this photographic research, Lafontaine has built a documentary repertory and samples a cartography of contrasts that reveals the organized chaos between habitat and industry.
Guy Lafontaine,Rue George V, coin St-Joseph, Ville de Lachine. © Guy Lafontaine
Guy Lafontaine, Rue St-Émile, St-Henri, Montréal. © Guy Lafontaine
Guy Lafontaine, Rue Laurendeau, coin autoroute 15 sud, Verdun. © Guy Lafontaine
Guy Lafontaine, Rue Moreau, coin Adam, Montréal-Est. © Guy Lafontaine
Guy Lafontaine, Rue Moreau, Montréal Est
Guy Lafontaine, Rue Wanklyn coin Des Oblats, Ville LaSalle
Guy Lafontaine, Rue Ste-Philomène coin St-Philippe, St-Henri, Montréal
Guy Lafontaine, Rue St-Ambroise coin Oelinelle, St-Henri, Montréal
Summary
Since 1995, Guy Lafontaine has been working on a series of photographs examining transitional zones on the border of residential and industrial districts, mainly in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Montreal. With this photographic research, Lafontaine has built a documentary repertory and samples a cartography of contrasts that reveals the organized chaos between habitat and industry.