Annemiek Hofer

Wild Rose | These photographs were taken while I was stuck in Canada during the pandemic. I went beginning March to visit my dad, and made it back to Belgium (where I live) early May. During my stay, we drove around the Alberta province. I was amazed at the ruins of the old farming towns.

Being from Europe, it was completely different from anything I had ever seen before. And it all seemed very apocalyptic, especially considering the situation of the current event. Almost every day we went on long drives to observe the Albertan ladnscapes and «Landfills» of the western era. After several months I collected a lot of images that conveyed to me a lonely and ghost like atmosphere. It is a side to Canada that we don't see very much, but a very real side that is relevant to its history. www.annemiekhofer.com