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Glaciers in the Alps and on Greenland have been melting away slowly
for decades. Global warming has increased the speed of their
retreat drastically in recent years. Swiss geophysicist Alfred de
Quervain (1879-1927) carried out the first survey of the Clariden
glacier in the Swiss canton of Glarus and initiated and led
important scientific expeditions on Greenland in 1909 and 1912.
Swiss artist Martin Stutzle and photographer Fridolin Walcher also
link Glarus with Greenland. Both have made the Swiss glaciers the
subject of their work and, in May 2018, joined a Swiss research
campaign investigating the current state of the glaciers on the
world's largest island. The photographs and prints they produce
reflect an intense awareness of scientific facts, yet they strike
the viewer emotionally and aesthetically. This book blends the
essence of glaciological and geophysical research with contemporary
art and picks up on Alfred de Quervain's legacy. Prints and
photographs are featured alongside three easy-to-read essays
offering a concise survey of the findings of the 2018 expedition. A
fourth essay comments on Stutzle's and Walcher's works and explores
current trends in climate art. Text English, German and Kalaallisut
(Greenlandic).
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