In this video we witness a figure swimming on her own in a lake while wielding an enormous comb. The woman in the water is willfully engaged in the pursuit / activity of threading water through the comb. Yet we know that the act is futile and that any liquid that passes through the comb will redistribute itself. The presence of the comb in the lens varies, at times the comb is a type of rake inscribing patterns in the water and at other times it is acting like a weir channeling the water. Sometimes the comb feels like a weapon and other times a form of exorcism. We can unpack her actions as an absurdist act in the Canadian landscape…but questions arise. Is the water analogous to hair…is she trying to tame the wilderness?