Spiritual Journey: A Collection of Limited Edition Surreal Photographs

A descendant of Orkney Islanders and the earlier Inuit of Hamilton Inlet, she grew up on the land and on the water with people of a unique culture who survived and thrived on fish and fur. She has a unique understanding of the people and their place and this is reflected in her photography. But she has roots too on the Great Northern Peninsula of the Island, which gives her an unmatchable appreciation for both parts of our Province. Senator Bill Rompkey for Labrador, Canada Digital imaging and dye sublimation allow Baikie to drape a spiritual, almost ethereal, haze over the photographs she manipulates. Modern processes combine with the historical quality of her images to create, paradoxically, a revealing documentary of the development of the province and its impending changes. In attempting to represent the past Baikie is: "Searching for something, even if it's trying to be closer to God in some way." Baikie continues to sharpen her artistic eye in the colourful surroundings of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. She is the owner of MRB Photo Communications. Gail Tuttle Curator for Merchant, Mariners and the Northern Sea Exhibition - 1999 Sir Wilfred Grenfell Art Gallery Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador