The On the Edge exhibition contains fifty photographs by Steven Evans that collectively present a record of the expansive downtown waterfront in its current state of flux, from the water’s edge in the south to the Gardiner Expressway in the north, and from Cherry Street in the east to Dufferin Street in the west. Evans began photographing the industrial lands south of the Gardiner Expressway over 40 years ago as a media studies student. His fascination with the waterfront industrial landscapes and their architecture has endured through the years, and he has returned to photograph some of the inevitable changes as warehouses and factories gave way to condominiums and tourist attractions.

Over the past two years, in the aftermath of the destruction of West Island at Ontario Place by the provincial government, Evans has undertaken an in-depth photographic project documenting the complex transformation of the downtown waterfront. Covering the expanse of the lakeshore, in the On the Edge exhibition, Steven Evans has created a record that highlights what society often overlook – the mundane, the typical, the absurd, and the extraordinary.