Arctic Pending
Most of the world sits Arctic adjacent, aware of the regions changes and their implications, but not in direct control over the outcomes. As the ice melts, and permafrost thaws, the future of the region awaits many possible pending changes both ecologically and politically. In 2007 a Russian subversive placed a titanium flag at the bottom of the north pole on the sea floor. A symbolic gesture to assert interest and control over the resources and trade routes that are increasing in availability. Once a place described as remote and out of reach, the arctic is taking on new significance to the eight nations that have claims in the arctic circle.
This body of work explores arctic ice melt, permafrost changes, military claims and temperature shifts. I am interested in questions of land use, ownership, and how we see ourselves as natural observers and producers. I see the white flag also as a gesture of surrender. An object that signals acceptance to a shared future and a collapsing ecology, and to explore the fragility of our relationship with an altered natural world.
Most of the world sits Arctic adjacent, aware of the regions changes and their implications, but not in direct control over the outcomes. As the ice melts, and permafrost thaws, the future of the region awaits many possible pending changes both ecologically and politically. In 2007 a Russian subversive placed a titanium flag at the bottom of the north pole on the sea floor. A symbolic gesture to assert interest and control over the resources and trade routes that are increasing in availability. Once a place described as remote and out of reach, the arctic is taking on new significance to the eight nations that have claims in the arctic circle.
This body of work explores arctic ice melt, permafrost changes, military claims and temperature shifts. I am interested in questions of land use, ownership, and how we see ourselves as natural observers and producers. I see the white flag also as a gesture of surrender. An object that signals acceptance to a shared future and a collapsing ecology, and to explore the fragility of our relationship with an altered natural world.
