Collaboration / by Esther Loopstra

I love collaborating with other artists and creators. I’ve admired Rant’s photography for a long time and when we talked about doing a shoot, I knew that they could help me to fulfill my desire to merge with the ocean and visually tell a story about life under the sea and our connection to it.

The day before, the low tide had been such a beautiful gift in helping me to collect a bucket full of beautifully diverse kelp and seaweed which we used during the shoot.

We went to Seahurst park early on a warm morning and were greeted with a very low tide, which allowed us to use the rocks and kelp beds as a playground for exploration. I can’t wait to share more of these images and incorporate them into this collection and installation I’m creating.