October 2016 Main Gallery ‘Hinterlands’ Artist : Karl Mattson

Show runs from October 7 through the 29th.

This is a very powerful statement about what is happening to the Northern farmlands and families of British Columbia.  Sculpture, mixed media and photography show the visitor the details of what daily life in the Peace Region has become.

Karl is the mastermind of a series of Life Pods, metal sculptures that are actual working emergency devices he has created to house his family in times of crisis  Several breathing tanks are attached to each pod, with the ability to sustain life for several hours. The ability to breathe in a possibly toxic environment is an underlying theme in many of Karl’s pieces. The environment is always at the background of his work, no matter what media he chooses. ‘This country has already become different because of the slow, steady march of the gas situation.  I’ll make statements about it.  Somebody has to’.