Kötlujökull glacier, Iceland, 2021
Ragnar Axelsson - Melting Iceberg, Scoresbysund, Greenland, 2014Archival pigment prints in monochrome
90 × 60 cm
Edition of 10 + 2AP
Kötlujökull glacier, Iceland, 2021.
Mystifying faces and creatures are carved in melting glacial blocks. A new landscape emerges when the glaciers recede. Landscapes that have been covered by ice for many centuries are being rediscovered. The glacial rivers meander along the black sands. The water cycle continues after falling on the glacier ice cap in the form of snow 150 years ago. If these white giants, which have reflected the sun’s light and maintained a tolerable temperature on Earth, disappear, the planet will grow warmer as the reflections of the sun’s rays diminish, and more dark surfaces are exposed. The land underneath the glaciers will rise when the glaciers release their load, and eruptions will find easier paths to the surface, becoming more frequent than before.
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