A Ribbon of Highway - by Taylor Roades (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This collection of images, taken over a decade and in every corner of the country, explores and questions what being a Canadian means. The photographs depict Taylor's poignantly observed, first-person experience, visiting both recognizable and remote places that vary drastically in geography, history, socio-economic status, and overarching lifestyle.

Roades intrigues the viewer with images of the cultural threads that hold Canada together, and effortlessly weaves local idiosyncrasies together with iconic landscapes from coast to coast. If you have travelled in any part of Canada, you will see something delightfully familiar, and in a country with so much to explore somewhere new to add to your list.

Review Quotes

"Taylor Roades takes us on a classic Canadian road trip coast to coast, showing a less familiar viewpoint, piecing together a country of vast expanse with the mighty land as protagonist. The inhabitants are mere punctuation marks on the horizon. Clever visual pairings form a visual tapestry that weaves its way like a long Canadian highway. The outcome leaves an impression that there is more that unites us than separates us." --Clare Vander Meersch, photo editor at The Globe and Mail

"In a country that's always asking itself how it wants to be represented, Taylor Roades's photos resound with a vibrancy, resilience and solitude that many will identify as uniquely Canadian. Her photos are rich with watchful observations and a simple love of a complex land that stretches far beyond what most imaginings can hold. As an audience, we are wiser -- and perhaps even kinder -- for meditating on the profound candour Roades brings to Canadian portraiture." --Carol Linnitt, co-founder and executive editor of The Narwhal