Karin Bubaš, Late Winter, Lynn Creek, 2010

Karin Bubaš
Late Winter, Lynn Creek, 2010
Lightjet print
Edition of 45  
image: 14.75” x 44” 
paper: 20.75” x 50” 
unframed

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Born in 1976 in North Vancouver, Bubaš participated in Artists for Kids programs as a student, where she had the opportunity to work in the Artist in Residence program with Canadian artists Guido Molinari and David Blackwood. Bubaš, who currently lives and works in Vancouver, B.C., studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, graduating in 1998. 

Karin Bubaš’ diverse practice is concerned with both the natural and built environment - referencing imagery inspired by cinematic themes, her environment, and contemporary culture. Bubaš’ work often explores the depiction of women in art and cinema; she also references a sense of the sublime found in 19th century landscape painting and the films of Michelangelo Antonioni and Alfred Hitchcock. A prolific artist, Bubaš has participated in more than 60 solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Europe. Her work is found in numerous private and public collections nationally and internationally.

The colour photograph Late Winter, Lynn Creek, 2010 is a panorama which uses the natural setting and the local history of Lynn Valley as a source of inspiration. The image depicts late winter foliage in a northern view of Lynn Creek in Lower Lynn Valley. A sizeable billow of smoke lingers at the foot of the rocky river bed, hovering like early morning fog. Upon further inspection, the outline and features of a young woman emerge through the smoke as a sort of apparition or smoke spirit. The picture brings to mind the rich, historical Indigenous ancestry of the region and is a further exploration of the relationship between woman and nature. The image was also informed by archival photographs of Squamish Nation residents at the turn of the 19th Century.