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THE VANCOUVER COURIER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
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VETTA GOES BAROQUE Thursday, Nov 15 at 2pm Friday, Nov 16 at 8pm
Michael Jarvis *W. F. Bach harpsichord Trio Sonata in B flat major, F.50 Christie Reside C.P.E. Bach flute Hamburg Sonata H564 Joan Blackman for flute & keyboard violin Jennie Press *Telemann violin Paris quartet in E minor Tawnya Popoff Tartini viola Sonata in G minor “Devil’s Trill” Janet Steinberg cello *J.S. Bach Dylan Palmer Brandenburg Concerto No.5 bass
*Thursday Afternoon Concert
Tickets:Thursday $15; Friday $28/$23/$12
Vetta Chamber Music West Point Grey United Church
4595West 8th Ave (atTolmie) Tickets: 1.866.863.6250 or at the door for more about the concerts: vettamusic.com Programs subject to change.
photo Rebecca Blissett
Rebecca Blissett’s photos of outdoor public pools are part of her exhibit, Pool Life, at Visual Space Gallery.
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TOM ZILLICH Contributing writer
R
ebecca Blissett remembers growing up with a pool in the backyard of her family’s South Surrey home, but the thing sure wasn’t used much. Usually, because the pool was so darn big and difficult to keep clean, the water was an unattractive dark-green colour. Blissett and her family moved into the house when she was 13. “The pool that came with the house was apparently the cause of divorce for the previous owners,” Blissett said. “The husband had won a small lottery and used the money to build a huge pool in the backyard.” So, rather than brave swimming in the bug-infested backyard pool, Blissett and her fellow teen friends would gather at the cheerier public pool up the road. This is where Blissett’s fascination with swimming pools began. This week, the pro photographer and Courier contributor reveals a series of scenes from outdoor public pools as part of her first exhibit, Pool Life, at Visual Space Gallery, from Nov. 15 to 17. The exhibit includes 20 of her intriguing images, all shot on film, plus two lightboxes. Blissett shot the photos at three Vancouverarea pools over the past couple of summers, after venturing to one of them with a friend. Several of the photos were featured in a Courier cover story called “Pool Players” written
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This past summer, my friend saw the same lifeguard at New Brighton [pool] from 15 years ago. They’re a throwback to another time.
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—Rebecca Blissett
and photographed by Blissett this past July. “I was struck by the pool scene — everybody crammed in together on the cement decks,” she said. “There are the regulars who’ve been using the pools for years, and nothing much seems to have changed over the years. This past summer, my friend saw the same lifeguard at New Brighton [pool] from 15 years ago. They’re a throwback to another time.” Blissett is busy on the photography scene these days shooting band portraits (for album covers and publicity purposes), concerts and fashion. Her work can be seen online at rebeccablissett.com. tzillich@thenownewspaper.com Twitter @tomzillich
POOL LIFE
Nov. 15 to 17 Visual Space Gallery 2075 Alberta St.