The Edition

From the polar ice caps to the high seas, the schooner Tara combines scientific research with the adventurous world of expeditions. This new book, to be published in February 2017, recounts Tara’s major expeditions in the words of its founders, captains, sailors, scientists and longtime friends. Many photographs and maps document Tara’s adventures with one chapter dedicated to the works of the artists-in-residence aboard Tara.

Aurore de La Morinerie was artist-in-residence aboard Tara between the Galapagos islands and Ecuador in May 2011. Her work is moving toward abstraction, inspired by the infinite forms of the deep sea.