Artist Fulfills Late Mother’s Dream to Visit Greenland and Create Art
In August of 2012, artist Zaria Forman
led an Arctic art expedition called Chasing the Light aboard the
Wanderbird up the NW coast of Greenland. The body of work—a series of
large-scale pastel drawings on paper—sought to document climate change
through art.
Her mother, Rena Bass Forman (a fine art photographer), had conceived the idea for the voyage, but sadly did not live to see it through. During the months of her illness, her dedication to the expedition never wavered and Zaria promised to carry out her final journey. In Greenland, she scattered her ashes amongst crackling ice diamonds, on the towering peak of one of earth’s oldest stones and under the green glow of northern lights. Mrs. Rena Bass Forman is now a part of the landscape she loved so much. Zaria said she is deeply grateful for the team of talented artists and scholars and the Wanderbird captains and crew for helping her carry out her wishes and realize her dream.
Her mother, Rena Bass Forman (a fine art photographer), had conceived the idea for the voyage, but sadly did not live to see it through. During the months of her illness, her dedication to the expedition never wavered and Zaria promised to carry out her final journey. In Greenland, she scattered her ashes amongst crackling ice diamonds, on the towering peak of one of earth’s oldest stones and under the green glow of northern lights. Mrs. Rena Bass Forman is now a part of the landscape she loved so much. Zaria said she is deeply grateful for the team of talented artists and scholars and the Wanderbird captains and crew for helping her carry out her wishes and realize her dream.
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