Eleanor Cooper
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Proton Room, 2016 Pigment ink on Ilford Cotton Rag 660 x 500 (aluminium frame with AR70 glass) Edition 1 of 5 + 1 AP
$2500 NZD
Needles, 2019 Silver gelatin photogram of Pinus radiata needles, collected from early imported specimens grown by Governor George Grey on Kawau Island 610 x 510 (aluminium frame with AR70 glass) Edition of 1
$3000 NZD
Eleanor Cooper is an artist who likes wild places and their stories. Her work explores natural and cultural history, ecology and language. Originally from Tāmaki Makaurau, she lived aboard a small yacht for two years and has recently moved ashore to Porirua to plant a garden.
Cooper’s exhibitions include: A Fire that Blackened the Rocks at Te Atamira (2024), Shipwreck at Paper Anniversary (2023), They covered the house in stories at Te Tuhi (2021), The rustling wind reminds me of life on Earth with Xin Cheng at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū (2021), Greywater at Mokopōpaki (2020), Bouquet at Blue Oyster (2020), They say this island changes shape at The Physics Room (2016) and Herme’s Lack of Words at Artspace Aotearoa (2013, Group Show).
Cooper holds a Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Auckland.