Hydroelectricity is a form of energy which uses the power of moving water to generate electricity. As a country with an abundance of water, Canada is one of the top producers of Hydroelectricity in the world. Current, is a book documenting the Hydroelectric infrastructure of Central Canada; housing the two provinces most rich in water, Ontario and Quebec. Over the course of several months, I travelled these massive provinces in search of Hydro dams, Generating Stations, Reservoirs, Substations, Transmission Towers and other structures which would help to capture the extensiveness of Canada's current infrastructure. 

Like the human body, this infrastructure of Substations and Transmission towers act as nerves, pulsing energy all around Canada, providing power to every city and tower it passes through. However, without proper care, a body cannot survive. In our world ruled by electricity, we are killing the planet through our use of fossil fuels as a main source of electrical generation. Lucky for us, hydroelectricity is a far cleaner and renewable alternative to our depleting fossil fuels. As the Climate Crisis increases, as should our need to improve upon our old ways of living.

Current, contains a variety of landscape and architectural images throughout Quebec and Ontario. Ranging from the remote corners of Radisson, Quebec, capturing the largest Hydro Generating Facility in the world, to the Sir Adam Beck No. 1 Generating facility in southern Ontario which harnesses the immense power of the iconic Niagara Falls. Through capturing these images, I gained an enormous amount of respect and understanding of Canada’s electric infrastructure and the great lengths that energy travels before it powers our cities. I hope through reviewing this book you too gain the knowledge and understanding that was imparted on me through my explorations.