21st March, 2008
S 64º30.126’ W 061º45.966’
Portal Point, Antarctica
Today I witnessed a massive iceberg break and virtually summersault in the water. We had taken zodiacs to shore and hiked up a ridge when suddenly a thundering sound echoed around the peaceful snowy bay. The water in the bay was dappled by small clumps of ice and the landscape completely snow covered shrouded in a faint mist. I was shooting, with the sense that I had found one of the “fairytale scenes” that I had hoped to shoot here. (Antarctica as the mythic, fairytale place, now climate change epicentre.) The iceberg completely disrupted the fairytale. I felt a wave of nausea and stopped taking pictures to witness the collapse of something like a city block of ice into water.
18th March, 2008
To boldly go where no man have gone before? Henry Kaiser who recorded guitar compositions in Antarctica, said because it would be the closest he could get to existing science fiction. Like the desert, an alien landscape. Someone asked me what kind of pictures I want to take here. I had a hard time answering because I’d like to take a picture I’ve never seen. Something that evokes nostalgia for snow. Turbulent skies and ice into water. Melting fairytales.
9th February, 2008
Susannah’s initial thoughts on climate change…
The Canary Project produces visual media, events, and artwork that builds public understanding of human-induced climate change and energize commitment to solutions. Following are the key strategies we employ:
- visualize global warming in compelling ways that leverage data and communicate a sense of urgency
- integrate the tools of art with those of science, education, mass communication and other disciplines that enhance our ability to engage diverse audiences
- investigate questions lying at the root of our current ecological crisis and provoke reflection on those questions
- cultivate media attention to further inform a broad public and to create excitement around the issue
distribute information on concrete actions people can take to cut carbon emissions and lead people to take more action
