Chloé Brenta

Floating Roots

A Message In A Bottle

Seven portraits drawn in ballpoint pen on nautical charts, telling the stories of sailors met during a two-year sailing journey around the world. Each one reflects on what belonging means in an increasingly fluid, globalised world. Exhibited at the Hafenmuseum Basel in 2025.

Floating Roots
Yemanja, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Yemanja, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Jack, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Jack, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Eta, 2023, Ballpoint pen on chart
Eta, 2023, Ballpoint pen on chart
James Aiken, 2023, Ballpoint pen on chart
James Aiken, 2023, Ballpoint pen on chart
Tortola Anegada, 2024, Ballpoint pen on chart
Tortola Anegada, 2024, Ballpoint pen on chart
Veronika, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Veronika, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Nanda, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart
Nanda, 2022, Ballpoint pen on chart