ARCTIC TERRAIN
The Theme
Simply put, ARCTIC TERRAIN explores the inescapable association between humans and their environment, inspired by Greenland, but with a global reach. The land, the shape of the land, the topography, relentlessly changes. This happens on geological timescales, but also quickly, and dramatically in human timescales. Landscape influences us in imposing limitations on where we go, what we build, how we live. At the same time, we influence our landscape – modifying, changing, controlling. Although we clearly see the consequences of our built environment, increasingly we realise that our strongest impacts are in the landscape of our changing climate. Where we push, we experience push-back. ARCTIC TERRAIN recognises the continuous cycle of rise and fall, ebb and flow, action and reaction. And ARCTIC TERRAIN tries to dispel the idea that we are overlords, visitors, distinct entities from our environment. On the contrary, we are our environment, we are Earth.
Cyclicity, interaction, intimacy, connection, interplay.
The exhibition grows from a five year collaboration between the two artists - Girl in the Tangerine and Mark Hutchison (mthStudios). It showcases pieces from several projects representing different extents of artist interaction, from pieces inspired by each other to pieces created equally.
The exhibition is presented in four components:
The Perpetual Cycle – the geological timescale, the rise and demise of mountains, the influence of erosion through ice.
Humano Terrarum – the dramatic and powerful impact of our landscape and environment on us as humans.
3 x 3 – our ability as humans to redraw the maps, to influence and create new environments.
Colliding Arctic – the push-back, how our environment responds to the stressors we create.
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Sales Notes and Technical Specifications
For-sale pieces are available by contacting the Butik at the Nordatlantisk Hus and will be made available once the exhibition is concluded.
Paper collages - Colliding Arctic and The Perpetual Cycle may be purchased directly and collected at the end of the exhibition. After agreement with the artist, artwork can also be collected later or sent by post under certain circumstances.
For direct payment with MobilePay (0145FB) or PayPal follow the QR codes of your choice. Other payment options can be arranged by contacting me via contact.
Each artwork is a hand-crafted, unique piece. Basemaps are professionally printed by offset lithography using high quality inks on chemically stable paper. Pieces are finished with protective non-yellowing varnish. It is recommended to display the collage artworks away from direct natural light, or to frame with UV-protective glass. Collages are individually signed, dated and identified by name by the artist on the reverse. The reverse also includes the thematic key to the geology layers represented on the maps.
Acrylic paintings - 3 x 3 constitute part of a triptych of triptychs with the final two artworks of nine yet to be created. Hence, they are not for sale from this exhibition. Once exhibited as a single installation, they may be presented for sale at a future date. Interested parties are therefore invited to contact the artists, or sales agents to register expressions of interest.