Eraser Street – Hubris, Humility and Humanity in the Making of a City! 

Eraser Street – Hubris, Humility and Humanity in the Making of a City! is an exhibition that mixes Robideau’s newest and oldest photographs of moments, milestones and monuments in Vancouver, tracing the character of the city and its residents during the last 40 years of non-stop growth. The work reflects upon the quality of life in Vancouver, the value of heritage, the economic engine of development, homelessness and the voice of the people. Robideau’s holographic satirical text charts history while critiquing the forces of government and commerce that have had a hand in shaping our urban environment. Handmade black and white gelatin silver photographs are juxtaposed with computer mediated digital inkjet prints, reinforcing the flux of change experienced in these images. Robideau’s narrative embraces a lament for what has been lost, a celebration for what has survived, and an admonition for the future of a city still in its infancy. An Eraser Street – Hubris, Humility and Humanity in the Making of a City publication was also produced by grunt gallery.

April 25, 2015: An Evening in the Archive with Henri Robideau: A fundraiser for the grunt Archive

May 9, 2015: Roundtable on Housing and photography in Vancouver: Henri Robideau with Audrey Siegl, Wendy Pedersen, Lorna Brown, Eugene McCann, and Jeff Derksen, facilitated by Clint Burnham