Polygon Gallery

For years, the go-to photo-exhibit space in Metro Vancouver has been Presentation House, a ramshackle 1902 building on a hillside in North Vancouver. This weekend, it was replaced by this ultra-modern ridge-backed gallery on the North Vancouver waterfront. We visited the new space on Saturday; here's John looking at the catalogue.

You can't beat the location, which is steps away from the SeaBus terminal, so it will be handy for Vancouverites to get to from downtown. And it has an outdoor area with this view across the water to Vancouver -- gorgeous even on a cloudy day.

The exhibition area is up a substantial flight of stairs, on the second floor. This is what you see when you walk in the door.

Another photo of the main area; your eye is drawn to the light-box photo of a North Vancouver scene far down at the end of the room. John was concerned about how much actual wall space there is in this new gallery; to him there seemed less than in the old one.

This exhibit included a number of sculptural pieces. Not exactly photos if this is supposed to be a photo exhibit space, but perhaps they decided to do something different for the first show.

This photo of the Kinder Morgan Sulfur Terminal in North Vancouver, by Greg Girard, is more like what we were expecting to see. The dramatic yellow and purple colours were very eye-catching.

The entrance area of the main exhibit space included this piece of fragmented art. I'm not sure if it involves actual photos.

This tree, water, and woman-in-red-coat photo drew lots of admirers. I liked the woman in yellow pondering the woman in red.

The exhibit included many pieces of Indigenous art. . .

. .  and things like this. I'm not sure what it is, but for those prone to tripping (ahem), it was a bit of floor-level hazard.

The big Rodney Graham photo at the end of the room was a natural stopping point.

Another example of the gorgeous textile art on display.

A computer-generated creation of a  night scene at Cates Park in North Vancouver, with lights from little cottages reflecting on the water. 

The bottom floor of the Polygon Gallery -- named after the development company of a major donor -- is transparent, providing gorgeous ocean views. As you can see, signs of construction linger.