Westbury
       
     
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Susan
       
     
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Julia
       
     
Jessie_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Jessie
       
     
Helen_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Helen
       
     
Sherry_3-DPrint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Sherry
       
     
Jack&Bernice_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Jack and Bernice
       
     
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Subbrea
       
     
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Jenni
       
     
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Debbie
       
     
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Shirley
       
     
Westbury
       
     
Westbury

The Westbury is a series that follows residents who live in a long-term care home in Etobicoke, Ontario. The work combines mixed-media to create an image-wrapped dollhouse that is generic in design and it is contrasted with environmental portraits of the residents to show their living space. The dollhouse contains 3D prints of the residents as well as objects to represent the way society perceives their home through repetition, while the photographs showcase what their space truly looks like. Recently in Canada, there has been a demand for long-term care homes due to the ageing population and disability. The demand for these homes has resulted in a lack of creativity in the design of these places. The buildings end up mimicking hotel and motel structures and eventually causing the communities living within these buildings to fade into our neighborhoods. The repetition in design allows us to disregard these communities. This can also, be a cue of society’s discomfort with age. As many of the connotations of long-term care homes are negative due to social basis against disability and age. However, the residents within these homes break free from these connotations by creating a place of their own. This allows them to control their own representation through their mementos and possessions allowing viewers to understand an individual through their space.

Susan_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Susan
       
     
Susan
Julia_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Julia
       
     
Julia
Jessie_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Jessie
       
     
Jessie
Helen_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Helen
       
     
Helen
Sherry_3-DPrint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Sherry
       
     
Sherry
Jack&Bernice_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Jack and Bernice
       
     
Jack and Bernice
Subbrea_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Subbrea
       
     
Subbrea
Jenni_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Jenni
       
     
Jenni
Debbie_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Debbie
       
     
Debbie
Shirley_3-Dprint_SokaLazara.jpg
       
     
Shirley
       
     
Shirley