Time travel is a real thing in Nova Scotia. The workmanship that went into the building of this cart is amazing. The design dates to the 1740s. This reconstruction project marked the beginning of historical archaeology in Canada and brought together experts in many fields. They examined drawings which had been preserved in France and turned them over to local workmen who duplicated the town and all its elements precisely.
This cart would have been drawn by oxen or horses and used to haul everything from fish to lumber to military goods.
The image relies on focusing solely on the cart and blurring the background. One sees only what would have been observed almost 300 years ago. There is not a single element of modern life for the viewer.
“Photography is much more about elimination than inclusion. The images we make with a lens typically eliminate ninety percent of our field of view and everything that is out of our field of view. The shutter slices time.” ~ John Paul Caponigro
Location: Fort Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Date: Summer 1980
Source: Pentax ME Super with Kodaschrome 64 slide film
