Faster, Higher, Stronger(2010)
by Dominic Fetherston
in Heroes
(a kickstART! group exhibition)
Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC
March 7-27, 2010




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A sculptural and painted triptych that symbolically illustrates the dysfunction of Health Canada's medical marijuana program, the artists' frustration with ongoing abuses of power by medical authorities, the goverment's interest in maintaining the status quo, and the growing community of supporters who are unsatisfied with the current laws around marijuana.
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These works are dedicated to my heroes -
the people who choose to help.
I am very grateful to the international community for providing me with the medical services necessary to cope with glaucoma.

When doctors in Canada are allowed to choose to injure people without responsibility, the avenues available to patients to address these issues are overrun with beurocracy and carelessness. For this glaucoma patient, it has been much more humane, sane and safe to accept treatment elsewhere.



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