Burnaby artist Ron Simmer works with found materials, searching for discards that speak to him with the promise of creations to amaze, tickle, surprise or give pause to think. His inspiration comes from his background – commercial fisherman, steel fabricator, construction worker, boat builder - and his contact with nature through kayaking, sailing, skiing and hiking. An Emeritus Librarian (UBC), Ron operates a professional patent search service on top of his thriving artistic career.

Modern Man Does Research, ingeniously fashioned from recycled stainless-steel cookware, demonstrates how the most connected civilization on earth is “spiralling down the toilet while distracted by narcissistic trivia.”