I am very excited to announce the opening of my new exhibition MEMORY BOX which is part of the Contact 2008 Photography Festival.

The exhibition explores the power of collected objects as touchstones for memory and history. Each photograph invites the viewer to look inside a memory box, and into a private area in the life of its owner.

The collected objects reverberate with meaning. Some are talismans of luck, while others speak of rites of passage, people, places and events. They transcend the obvious: They are signifiers of concepts such as love, possibility, growth and loss.

Since collecting objects is a shared universal experience, the exhibition asks viewers to consider the meaning of the objects that they also collect and preserve.

I am inviting you to send me photographs of the things that you collect. I will publish your photographs on my blog and one my Flickr.com photo stream.
You can send your photgraphs to: info@heartlinepictures.com

In the meantime, I hope you can make it to the gallery to see the show.

May 1 - 31, 2008
OPENING: May 1, 6 - 9 p.m.
The Roastery Café
401 Richmond St. W. | Toronto | ON
[S.E. corner of Richmond and Spadina]
Photographer: Ron Wood
Curator: Angela Wood