Esther Vincent

ESTHER VINCENT

Esther Vincent is an artist and arts worker living in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong. Her primary modes of expression are photography, writing and design for theatre. Her garden is also a creative pursuit.

Esther has worked in the arts as a creator, mentor, technician and administrator and her work has allowed her to travel across Canada and the United States where she has enjoyed learning from artists and artsworkers from diverse communities and disciplines. Her photography has been featured in books, magazines, online and as visual components in a number of dance works including Weathering choreographed by Bill James.

She has many ideas and opinions, but often prefers to hear those of others.

You can see her photography at evmustang.ca

Banner Image: Supermoonrise, Digital photographic panorama, 2013

Earth Day 2021: Stop Extinction! Restore the Earth

Esther Vincent , Going Down To Jackson, 2015

Artweek Peterborough hosted The Jackson Creek Project in 2015 and invited artists to celebrate and explore Jackson Creek which runs through the centre of the city.

Jackson Creek is often under threat from development. It is repeatedly the subject of contention in an ongoing debate when the specter of a parkway development threatens to destroy the natural environment of Jackson Creek and Jackson Park, the most uninterrupted and extensive natural space within the city of Peterborough. Many Peterborough citizens regularly protest the proposals for this parkway.

In light of this threat to the creek and the park, I wanted to document the full length of the creek and the people who love it. I put out a call and was overwhelmed with positive response. Through August and September 2015, I photographed a total of seventy seven subjects at locations of their choosing.

The final video, with a soundtrack of the creek's moving water, is a document of the changeable and persistent nature of this body of water that moves through Peterborough, giving it life and acting as a perennial reminder of the land as it was before the city was built on its banks.