Exhibitions

For his most recent photo series, Memorandoms, James Nizam continues his use of vacated domestic interiors as the backbone of his photography, the provisional location of his studio, and the source of materials. In this case the site is the former Little Mountain housing project, what was the oldest public housing development in Vancouver, recently demolished to make way for a higher density combination of market condominiums and social housing. Two years ago Nizam was granted access to the slated complex where he assumed residence to an empty third floor apartment. There he set up a camera, and over the course of several months, documented a series of ephemeral sculptures that he constructed from accumulations of remnants such as doors, drawers, shelves, and various other standardized architectural furnishings.