Roy Arden: A Landscape of Memory and Industry Roy Arden (born 1957 in Vancouver, BC) is a photographer active in the visual arts since 1978. Best known for his photographs of the desolate, debris strewn, and decaying environs in and around Vancouver—particularly those exploring the rapid transformation of the city and its impact on its inhabitants—he has become an influential figure within the Vancouver School of Art movement. His work consistently interrogates the role of photography as a tool for documenting history and confronting social realities, eschewing simplistic representations in…