Kent & Convoy

Kent and Convoy was taken on the first night that the "Freedom Convoy 2022" arrived in
Ottawa, Ontario. A view of Kent St from above, these veh...
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Kent and Convoy was taken on the first night that the "Freedom Convoy 2022" arrived in
Ottawa, Ontario. A view of Kent St from above, these vehicles occupied the street for the
following 3 weeks creating an almost unlivable environment which left Ottawa residents feeling
trapped by this occupation. Although at first glance the image holds an aesthetic stillness, many
are reminded of the truck horns at all hours, exhaust fumes, harassment towards people
wearing masks, fireworks in the streets, businesses closed, hate crimes against the 2SLGBTQ+
community, and many more. The cross section of two streets in the composition suggests a
polarizing and perhaps theoretical divide amongst Canadian citizens. The image was taken just
outside the perimeter of the no-fly zone, and is perhaps one of the only images of the convoy
from above.
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