Harbeck Homage

Inspired by William Harbeck’s 1907 film that records a streetcar view in downtown Vancouver, Lisa g, in turn, creates a silent film capturing the city at a point in time. Worried about increased tanker traffic, and using her bike fitted with a hand made device to hold the vintage super 8 camera, she creates a time-lapse film that documents the urban coastline from Crab Park on the city’s Downtown Eastside to Kitsilano, Westside. All film was hand processed using the eco-friendly caffenol process. 600 feet of film + 76 minute bike ride + 28 km of coastline + 1 jar of instant coffee = 3 minutes of film