The Light We Hold Onto is an art photography exhibition and fundraiser in support of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

My name is Geoffrey Bird. I am an artist, writer, and educator currently working on my Masters degree in Photography.

My wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in February 2021.

The Light We Hold Onto—the final major project for my degree—explores memory, identity, and loss and grief associated with the presence of Alzheimer’s in the family. Photos from an archive representing 35 years of our relationship in slides, black and whites, prints, and digital images are used as projections in a series of portraits done in collaboration with my wife.

Exhibition details:

Place:
DaVinci Code Art Academy
#2 - 3046 Edgemont Boulevard
North Vancouver

Time:
Thursday, January 23 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, January 24 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, January 25 – 6 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, January 26 (cancelled)

Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

By making a donation on this page, you are helping to transform the lives of individuals and families living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. By supporting the work of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., you are ensuring there is a province-wide organization dedicated to providing services and programs to help families faced with dementia have the confidence and skills to maintain quality of life, to supporting the search for the cure.

Please make a donation today and help me to reach my fundraising goal!

Thank you.