The Department of Earth Sciences residency has two primary goals:
- Research and create a body of work informed by departmental research and interests
- Leverage the AiR to explore opportunities to promote departmental work inside and outside of SFU
The Origin Story
One early morning in late November 2019, I was out shooting on Deas Island in South Delta, on the outskirts of Vancouver, B.C.. The mist was low, the sun was rising and hoar frost covered the ground. It was a spectacular morning.
As I began walking up island, a white pick-up truck pulled into the parking lot and three guys jumped out. They pulled some equipment from the back and headed towards the slough. The sign on the door of their truck read Earth Sciences Simon Fraser University. I followed them, of course.
We spent a few minutes exchanging questions and answers about their work – testing the salinity of the mud, if I recall – and I took a few photos of them in silhouette against the river.
Back home, I researched and found Department Head Dr. Brent Ward, sent him the images and said he could use them as he pleased. A few days later, we met at SFU and I pitched him the Artist-in-Residence for Earth Sciences. He said yes.
