06/27/2026
A/P is pleased to present: “Baseline” by Anna Gaby-Trotz
🗓 Exhibition Dates: July 3 - August . 22, 2026
🗓Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Friday, July 3 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
The artist talk will begin at 7pm, and the reception will follow until 9pm.
✨Attendance is FREE & all are welcome.✨
A/P Main Gallery | 460 42 Ave. SE, Calgary/Mohkinstsis
About the exhibition:
Shifting baseline syndrome is an acclimatization to one’s surroundings. In 1995, Daniel Pauly used this term to reference fisheries and the environment. In regards to climate change, it means that each generation adapts to its current environment and defines a new baseline. As extreme weather, fires, floods and droughts become commonplace, forthcoming generations will know this as the reality and may have little understanding that the world was and could be different. This installation features a collection of images gathered while examining the changing climate through the North West Passage. These waters – situated between Kugluktuk, Nunavut and Greenland – have a deep history of colonial conquest and now, once impassable due to ice, are open to commercial passage, mining of resources, and military access.
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As I travelled through this landscape, I was struck by the lack of ice. Days passed, and the water was still open. Then the first iceberg floated onto the horizon. It was almost the size of our ship. How long did it last before being absorbed into the ocean? Will future generations know a diverse environment with sea and glacial ice? How is the opening up of this once closed passage going to change our world? Baseline is an attempt to shift this narrative: to challenge us to change, to listen, to act.
About the Artist:
Anna Gaby-Trotz (she/her) is a printmaker and photographer whose work critically explores social issues, identity, and the natural environment.
(Text credit for the exhibition: “Mother Nature is a Lesbian” by Be Oakley, Genderfail Press.)
