The latest crop of artists and scientists to set sail for Greenland as part of the Cape Farewell Voyage of the High Arctic departed on Sunday September 23 2007. Aboard the sailing schooner the Nooderlicht a team including comedian Margus Brigestock, novelist Vikram Seth and a host of artists from Britain, Canada, Australia, the US and Japan set sail to explore the frozen wastes of the north and highlight the dangers of climate change.
The picture shows Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey. Ice disk 2005.
Since the initial voyage in 2002, the Cape Farewell project has been taking renowned artists and writers to the High Arctic to inspire them to create works related to one of the major issues of our time.
"Cape Farewell is committed to working with artists, writers, performers and filmmakers to engage the public in climate change through creative insight and vision," said David Buckland, Director, Cape Farewell.
"The Arctic is an extraordinary place, a place in which to be inspired, and a place which urges us to face up to what we stand to lose."
From their vantage point in the icy north the artists and scientists aim to illustrate the workings of this crucial part of the planet, drawing attention to the role ocean currents play and the effect rising CO2 levels and changing weather patterns will have on us all and our climate.
"People need to know about what is being lost, and I think it is an inspired idea to get sculptors or writers or photographers or other artists to come on what is largely a scientific expedition," said Vikram Seth.
A selection of photography, film, sculpture, words, sounds and images from previous expeditions went on display at the Natural History Museum in London during 2006 before touring venues across the UK. www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
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