Heart of Darkness

An Outreach project of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC, Heart of Darkness was the first two-person exhibition of B.C.’s most celebrated artists, Emily Carr (1875-1945) and Jack Shadbolt (1909-1998). The theme Heart of Darkness, is borrowed from Joseph Conrad to suggest that the work of both artists confront colonial anxiety. The title refers to and spotlights the dark heart of Vancouver’s most difficult street and site of civic neglect, and was intended to highlight the social deterioration of the Downtown Eastside by showcasing some of BC’s most prized cultural works in its most debilitated area.