Book Signing with Ruth Kaplan: May 23, 2026, 1 – 4pm
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The Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present a book signing with Ruth Kaplan in the Reading Room Gallery. This event will honour the release of CROSSING, Kehrer Verlag, 2026.
Crossing, explores the Roxham Road border site between New York, USA and Quebec, Canada. It is an irregular border, not a legal port of entry, which became increasingly popular during Trump’s first presidency as refugees attempted to enter Canada to make an asylum claim. It was closed in 2023 due to ongoing controversy.
The book, the result of the dozen trips Kaplan made there from 2018 to 2023, includes the many elements that intersected as a result of its existence. As a small but significant piece of Canadian history, it’s important to have this archive of a tiny border crossing that was generally safe and effective, as we navigate the complex, global challenges of migration.
In addition to 117 photographs, the book includes written pieces by Habib Zahori, about his experience walking into Canada from the United States, by Dr. Sarah Bassnett, about making documentary work in the field, and by Raoul Boulakia, about the reasons that the Roxham Road border crossing existed as it did.
