This is a visual presentation of Nanaimo through the bars of shopping carts which are used as transportation for many people in south Nanaimo and some in the north. Everywhere you go they can be found near creeks, bus stops, schools, signs, shopping malls, bushes and marshes. Although the Canadian government is fond of saying how prosperous a nation we are it’s important to add perspective. Clearly not everyone has enjoyed the prosperity if they need to push a shopping cart for collection of bottles, packing of clothes or distribution of groceries. As I continually passed by these modern donkeys I would wonder how they got there and who pushed them? I grabbed my iPhone and decided to document their pilgrimages.
(c) Blue Swell Books 2017
