In
the
summer
of
2014,
Tara
Cooper
participated
in
a
residency
at
Landfall
Trust
in
Brigus,
Newfoundland.
During
her
stay,
she
researched
the
history
of
the
area
and
took
note
of
the
weather.
She
watched
an
iceberg
slowly
dissolve
in
the
bay,
learned
about
Captain
Bob
Bartlett,
who
was
an
arctic
explorer
that
once
brought
a
polar
bear
home
to
Brigus
and
met
Ray,
the
caretaker
of
Landfall,
who
told
her
a
story
about
his
grandfather
–
a
whaler
that
lost
his
life
in
an
explosion
at
sea.
Made
in
collaboration
with
Terry
O’Neill,
God
Love
Brigus
compiles
these
experiences
into
a
floating
raft
that
mixes
sculpture,
print,
sound
and
video.
The
exhibition
is
at
the
Alberta
Printmakers
Gallery
from
January
6 to
February
18,
2017.
Tracy
Wormsbecker has
written an
essay
(PDF) that
illuminates
some
of
these
narratives.
