A Farewell to Ice
Ice tells the histories and dictates the future of our planet. I am fortunate to witness the beauty of our polar regions before it is too late. From the North Pole to the South Pole, I immerse myself in scenes where sky and ocean blend into whiteness, with no sense of distance or scale — like a story without a beginning or end. As I capture these disappearing landscapes succumbing to the relentless march of climate change, I bid farewell to the magical ice crystals that keep the planet in balance.
exhibited at red brick center for the arts
June - August 2024
Ongoing Project about the future of ice
The rumbling noise makes me stop in place and shiver. The shaking of the ground, and the tsunami-like wave that follows. Another piece of the glacier has calved and dropped into the ocean.
I am told that glaciers are retreating as such fast pace, that we are sailing in uncharted waters. The map makers can’t keep up. My GPS is showing that we are currently on ice.
Arctic sea ice has decreased by 75% in the past 40 years. Climate models predict that Arctic will be ice free in the summers by the end of the century.
In 2023, the year I visited Antarctica, the continent experienced the lowest extent of sea ice.
But why do we care? The polar regions are so far away, they don’t affect our daily lives. Oh, but to witness the beauty of these landscapes, it wouldn’t just make you fall in love with them, it would evoke a sense of awareness and respect for such vast frozen land. A fragile landscape that is disappearing, yet is so necessary for Earth’s survival.
As the world keeps busy with its wars and borders, our polar regions melt in front of our eyes. I am fortunate to witness the beauty of the Arctic before it is too late. A place where the sky and the ocean blend into whiteness, and there is no sense of distance or scale. A story without a beginning or the end. As I capture these disappearing landscapes, I start bidding farewell to the magical ice crystals that keep the planet in check.
