Logan Rayment: The Veteran’s Archive
March 5–April 5, 2024
Student Gallery
In The Veteran’s Archive, Logan Rayment reconstructs the fragmented legacy of his great-grandfather Norman, a Royal Canadian Air Force member during the Second World War, through a mix of archival imagery, family memory, and personal intervention. Spanning 15 years of photographs from Norman's wartime service to the late 1950s, Rayment re-photographs the prints on a light table to reveal their materiality—the writing, stamps, and creases that hold their history. Paired with conversations with his grandmother, whose hazy recollections invite speculation, the series interweaves Rayment’s own photographs and close-up montages, exploring the tensions between memory and imagination. The result is a layered narrative that bridges generations, embracing both the gaps and the possibilities of familial storytelling.
Related Programming
Student Gallery Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 5 | 6 p.m.
Logan Rayment, Punctum 2 “Plane Crash”, 2024, Inkjet Print. Courtesty of the artist.
Logan Rayment, Punctum 1 “Two Men”, 2024, Inkjet Print. Courtesty of the artist.
Artist Bio
Logan Rayment
Originally from Northern Ontario, Logan Rayment is an artist currently based in Toronto. His practice predominantly concerns the lasting effects of industrialism, as well as medium-specific issues regarding the photographic archive and memory. Applying these themes, Rayment’s work is rooted in a sense of space, using photography, archives, and found imagery to explore community and geography within a wider context of historical exploration and storytelling.
