Maria Theresa Moerman Ib

  • Maria Theresa Moerman Ib
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  • Petrified Mist

  • From the late 1800s till the early 1900s, a quartzite stone was mined in the Niagara River gorge and carved into souvenirs, which were sold to tourists as ‘petrified mist’. Some believed the so-called Niagara spar possessed magical powers.


    Niagara Falls is the 13th most photographed tourist destination on the globe and the Canadian side is known as The Honeymoon Capital of the World. People come to vacation, marry, gamble or commit suicide here, and the Marilyn Monroe film Niagara was shot there in 1953. It also happens to be my partner’s hometown.


    Like petrified mist, photographs condense the sense of a place into a physical object. This series seeks to portray Niagara Falls not simply as a breath-taking wonder but as a complex borderland coloured by attraction, illusion and myth, where traces of real life often remain in the shadows, unnoticed and unseen.

  • Set In Motion, 2017

    Set In Motion, 2017.

  • You Can't Get There From Here, 2017

    You Can't Get There From Here, 2017.

  • I Didn't Know People Lived There, 2017

    I Didn't Know People Lived There, 2017.

  • Have You Prayed About It?, 2017

    Have You Prayed About It?, 2017.

  • All Day Parking 5$, 2017

    All Day Parking 5$, 2017.

  • Marriages of Convenience, 2017

    Marriages of Convenience, 2017.

  • Right of Passage, 2017

    Right of Passage, 2017.

  • Home Away From Home, 2017

    Home Away From Home, 2017.

  • Heart-Shaped Whirlpools Available Here, 2017

    Heart-Shaped Whirlpools Available Here, 2017.

  • Spring Forward Fall Back, 2017

    Spring Forward Fall Back, 2017.

  • Queen Rooms With A View, 2017

    Queen Rooms With A View, 2017.

  • Controlled Flow, 2017

    Controlled Flow, 2017.

  • Canadiana, 2017

    Canadiana, 2017.

  • Low Key, 2017

    Low Key, 2017.

  • No Time Left To Go Anywhere, 2017

    No Time Left To Go Anywhere, 2017.

  • ​It's Getting Late, 2017

    It's Getting Late, 2017.

  • Set In Motion, 2017
  • You Can't Get There From Here, 2017
  • I Didn't Know People Lived There, 2017
  • Have You Prayed About It?, 2017
  • All Day Parking 5$, 2017
  • Marriages of Convenience, 2017
  • Right of Passage, 2017
  • Home Away From Home, 2017
  • Heart-Shaped Whirlpools Available Here, 2017
  • Spring Forward Fall Back, 2017
  • Queen Rooms With A View, 2017
  • Controlled Flow, 2017
  • Canadiana, 2017
  • Low Key, 2017
  • No Time Left To Go Anywhere, 2017
  • ​It's Getting Late, 2017

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