Multiple forms and repeated light embodied in one scene, contained in a single frame, provides the possiblity of imagining another presence, alluding to something beneath the surface. A more poignant rendering than an accurate replication.
The land north, east, and west of Toronto had been occupied by the Anishinabek, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, for some 12 to 15,000 years. It was purchased by treaty 13 in 1805. The woods were cleared by the settlers for farming. As the city grew, the farms made way for housing tracts. Little remains except small, narrow ravine land deemed unsuitable to build on. This is one such patch.
