Light reveals shade conceals, and their interaction with surface creates an ever-changing geometry...space envelopes...creates dimension. The frame includes and isolates...sometimes analytical at other times intuitive. Of Indian origin, Joginder Singh is a Toronto-based artist who explores this ephemera through architectural-documentary photography and sound. Notions of Heritage and Architecture have always had a special place in his heart, and he tends to photograph these spaces a lot, the spatiotemporal visuals contributing towards keeping our ephemeral architectural heritage alive. Trained in architecture, he is fascinated with the intersections of architectural heritage and the urban fabric, especially ones where the original symbiotically co-exists with the altered.
Joginder has shown his work in solo and group shows. He has curated shows of student work as part of his interdisciplinary teaching practice that blurs the boundaries between photography and design.
Joginder has several publications to his credit: Glimpses of Architecture in Kerala, Forts and Palaces of India, Cosmic Dance in Stone, The Arts and Interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan - Lutyens and Beyond, and An Adobe Revival - Didi Contractor’s Architecture.
His forthcoming body of work explores the adaptive reuse of Christian religious architecture. Joginder is expected to complete his MFA in Documentary Media at Ryerson University, Toronto in June 2022.
Sessions in which Joginder Singh participates
Saturday 28 May, 2022
The talk explores the Adaptive Reuse and Revitalization of Christian Religious Architecture by diverse faiths. These heritage spaces are transformed layer by layer and are adapted to the religious practices of the new inhabitants. The “original,” however, is largely evident and co-exists symbiotically with the “altered.” Interventions are made mostly to the interior of these spaces and the new occupants grapple with a form that does not necessarily align with their religious practices. Exp...
Sessions in which Joginder Singh attends
Saturday 28 May, 2022
Since the 19th century, citizens grouped within different types of associations, from the learned society to the friends of heritage, have been interested in local history and, by extension, in the traces of these on the territory. This citizen contribution is expressed in many ways. First of all, while such historical society groupings have a venerable past, their proliferation and their commitment to defend the archives, to s...
While the relationship between architecture and community are intrinsically intertwined, the built form of “community spaces” is not easily defined by any specific style, design, or building typology. Though there are many purpose-built community buildings across Canada, including community and recreation centres, performance venues, and town halls, many community spaces often evolve organically and informally from the community itself in a div...
Bus tour of the Soulanges Canal and its facilities (1899-1959), currently undergoing a major enhancement project. The first stop will be at the west entrance of the canal, the Coteau-Landing (Les Coteaux) entrance lock; from there, we will go to lock no. 4 and to the old Cedars hydroelectric power station (called "Petit Pouvoir"), classified as a historic monument since 1984 by the Quebec government, then to Pointe-des-Cascades where the spectacular locks no. 1, 2 and 3 are located. The vi...
We offer a unique experience for the closing dinner of this conference in Montreal, in the former U.S. pavilion of Expo'67 - the most popular of the exhibition, with 5.3 million visitors: the "geodesic dome" designed by architect Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) with the collaboration of Shoji Sadao. The self-supporting steel honeycomb structure, covered with a polymer skin, was burned down in 1976 and redeveloped in the 1990s, according to the plans of architect Éric Gauthier, into an envir...