Ephemeral Notes
Bits of memory, stubs of time. Record the people and scenes that you have experienced, gaze at the glimmer of life in the changes of world affairs and the silent flow of time, and relive the warmth and emotion that remain to this day.
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Travelling through the autumn colours of Charlevoix to Île aux Coudres, we moved slowly between ferry crossings, country roads, and island life, capturing the air of late autumn along the St. Lawrence River.
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A journey through Quebec’s Frontenac National Park, recording its lakes, forests, and mountain trails while reflecting on the history of this protected landscape and the experience of travelling through it.
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A vaguely worded request during a business trip unexpectedly turned into ninety-nine roses delivered home—and inspired a colleague to send the same anniversary gift, leaving behind a warm and funny family memory.
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Continuing this oral history of the pandemic, a second set of eight unedited recordings captures the experiences, anxieties, and reflections of people from different professions and family circumstances—a polyphonic record of an extraordinary time.
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The first eight recordings collected for the FACE2020 pandemic photography exhibition, preserved here in full so that healthcare workers and ordinary residents can describe, in their own unedited words, the uncertainty of the early lockdown and how they responded.
