Dutch sculptor Ap Verheggen has launched a series of four art projects in areas undergoing tremendous climate change. For the first, he designed one giant sculpture that has been placed on an iceberg on the west coast of Greenland. The artwork can be viewed ‘live’ via camera connection until the iceberg melts and the sculpture disappears into the sea. In theory, its journey could last for two years, ending on the east coast of the American continent.

With this project, Verheggen is looking to draw attention to the visible impact of climate change, and especially its effect on local Inuit culture. “Climate change brings about culture change” says Verheggen, whose goal is to show how local communities in the polar region are forced to change their practices at unnatural speed. The Greenland village of Uummannaq – where the sculpture was erected – is located on an [mehr...]