Denniston is a Toronto-based art restorer and conceptual artist who uses photography to explore historical and cultural narratives, truth and fiction, and the limits of representation. Denniston’s early works delve into the practice of memory-work (Reminders, 1978–82) and the relationship between collective trauma, personal recollection, and the media (Dealey Plaza/Recognition and Mnemonic, 1983). How to Read, 1984–86, examined memory through travel photography.

Image: Stan Denniston, Dealey Plaza/Recognition and Mnemonic, 1983, colour and black and white photographs, variable dimensions, Museum London. Installation photograph at YYZ Artists’ Outlet by Peter MacCallum. © Stan Denniston / CARCC Ottawa 2023.

For further reading, see:

Denniston, Stan. Stan Denniston. Victoria: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1983. Exhibition catalogue.

Mays, John Bentley. “Denniston’s Double-Takes Illustrate Visual Memory.” Globe and Mail, April 22, 1980, 12.