UNDO REDO
Religious Architecture Revitalization
by Joginder Singh
June 3 - 18, 2022
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat from 1 - 6 pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 4 from 3-5 pm.
UNDO REDO explores the adaptive reuse and revitalization of Christian religious architecture by diverse faiths. These heritage spaces are transformed layer by layer through a veritable “Undo and Redo” that results in an architectural palimpsest. The original is largely evident in the adapted sites of worship and coexists symbiotically with the altered. Explored using digital photography and sound, the project looks at the essence of the transformation through juxtapositions of architectural elements coupled with the religious and socio-cultural practices of the new inhabitants. Audio recordings from these spaces add a sensory element that virtually transports the viewer into the space.
The images are a personal reflection on the socio-cultural reasons behind these transformations. Capturing layered nuances of cultural memory, religious identity, and community, this series of spatiotemporal architectural images chronicle the current state of transformation of architectural heritage in Ontario and Quebec's ephemeral multicultural diasporic landscape.
About Joginder Singh
Light reveals shade conceals, and their interaction with surface creates an ever-changing geometry...space envelopes...creates dimension. The frame includes and isolates...sometimes analytical at other times intuitive. Of Indian origin, Joginder Singh is a Toronto-based artist working with architectural-documentary photography and sound. Notions of Heritage and Architecture have always had a special place in his heart, and he tends to photograph these spaces a lot, the spatiotemporal visuals contributing towards keeping our ephemeral architectural heritage alive. Trained in architecture, he is fascinated with the intersections of architectural heritage and the urban fabric, especially ones where the original symbiotically co-exists with the altered.
Joginder has shown his work in solo and group shows. He has curated shows of student work as part of his interdisciplinary teaching practice that blurs the boundaries between photography and design. Joginder has several publications to his credit: Glimpses of Architecture in Kerala, Forts and Palaces of India, Cosmic Dance in Stone, The Arts and Interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan - Lutyens and Beyond, and An Adobe Revival - Didi Contractor’s Architecture.
His forthcoming body of work explores the adaptive reuse of Christian religious architecture.
More of Joginder's work can be seen on https://jogisingh.com/
