In Then Again (Reconsidering Place), a transit shelter poster project launching June 6 and running to July 31, Jeremy Borsos couples photographs of contemporary Vancouver buildings with the image of a postcard delivered to the same place many years before, some as far back as the early 1900s. The artist uses a large-format camera to record the current site, which may now be a park or a warehouse. These detailed images are formally paired with a pristine scan of the original hand-written card, poignantly marking the changes to the city over time. The artist has spent many years collecting postcards and letters that are intimate documents that reflect on the media and expressions of a particular place and time.

Jeremy Borsos lives and works on Mayne Island, British Columbia. He attended Emily Carr School of Art and studied at the Art Students League in NYC from 1984-87. His works deal primarily with alternative social histories of photography and film. He recently co-authored a book with John O’Brian titled “Atomic Postcards: Radioactive Messages from the Cold War” (Intellect Press, UK, 2011).

The 2011 Public Art Program focuses on opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy unique images, objects and perspectives on Vancouver and British Columbia for the City’s anniversary year. Details about Vancouver’s Public Art Program can be found at vancouver.ca/publicart. The program has facilitated over a hundred projects in the past ten years, spanning large-scale permanent installations, design-team collaborations and artist-initiated artworks.