Zev Tiefenbach: The Wildfire that Begat Suburbia

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Zev Tiefenbach, "The Wildfire that Begat Suburbia #45," 2007

Durutran print in custom lightbox

In the West Gallery, Zev Tiefenbach’s photographic series taken in Southridge BC, The Wildfire that Begat Suburbia examines the relationship between natural disasters, wilderness, religiosity and suburban development.

Tiefenbach's large format backlit photography captures stunning views of the landscape set against a more mundane backdrop of housing development. The ethereal glow from the images intensifies the visual impact, imparting the euphoric sense of inevitability that often accompanies new developments.