Icy

A DigitalNZ Story by gabbyo

I have been fascinated by the idea of Antarctica for quite some time now. The way that I am trying to understand the large white space that occupies the most Southern reaches of the world is through the making of large paper spatial installations using tissue paper, light and sometimes envelopes. I often have dual starting points with a new project - through manipulating materials, but also through reading and looking at the way Antarctica has been framed, described and documented.

Antarctica, ice bergs, ice, ice shelf, extreme pressure

Image: [Icescape]

[Icescape]

State Library of Victoria

Image: Scott Base in Antarctica

Scott Base in Antarctica

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: [Sled carrying supplies]

[Sled carrying supplies]

State Library of Victoria

Image: Geological surveying in Antarctica

Geological surveying in Antarctica

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Death of Robert Falcon Scott

Death of Robert Falcon Scott

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Iceberg and grotto, Antarctica

Iceberg and grotto, Antarctica

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Iceberg]

[Iceberg]

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Iceberg from deck of ship]

[Iceberg from deck of ship]

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Iceberg]

[Iceberg]

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Ice flows]

[Ice flows]

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Penguin on floating ice]

[Penguin on floating ice]

State Library of Victoria

Image: Iceberg

Iceberg

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Camp site in snow]

[Camp site in snow]

State Library of Victoria

Image: [Antarctic coastline]

[Antarctic coastline]

State Library of Victoria

Image: Antarctica in 1922

Antarctica in 1922

State Library of Victoria

Image: Tuati sights Antarctica

Tuati sights Antarctica

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Erebus crash site map

Erebus crash site map

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: View of mountain range

View of mountain range

Alexander Turnbull Library