Michael Najjar 迈克尔·耐贾尔 Germany, 1966
4K 视频、单声道、立体声效果、6:27
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As the planet’s early warning system, the Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average, with sea ice coverage hitting its lowest levels since 1850. Scientific projections indicate a largely ice-free Arctic summer may arrive before 2050. Two main processes drive this crisis: surface ice melting and basal sliding, where glaciers accelerate and calve massive icebergs into the sea, threatening meters of sea-level rise.
The video work arctic dystopia documents a 2022 expedition, capturing drones navigating blue crevasses and narrow ice passages before witnessing a glacier’s catastrophic collapse. Its soundscape layers deep bass waves with industrial mechanical sounds, exposing the deadly interplay between ice loss and global industrialization. This work strips away the Arctic’s aesthetic allure to reveal a frozen epitaph for Earth’s collapsing equilibrium.
作为地球预警系统的北极正经历三倍速升温,冰盖覆盖面积已跌破1850年来最低值。科学预测显示:2050年前或将迎来首个无冰之夏。冰川消融的致命双螺旋——表面融冰与基底崩解——正释放足以抬升海平面数米的危险势能。
《冰川敌托邦》以2022年北极探险拍摄的震撼影像重构这场生态危机:无人机掠过冰裂隙的幽蓝深渊,穿越冰山挤压形成的窒息甬道,最终见证巨型冰墙轰然坠海的末日场景。艺术家特别设计的声景将工业机械噪音注入低频声波,揭示冰川崩解与全球工业化的致命共振。这部撕开极地美学面纱的作品,实为人类文明失衡状态的冰封墓志铭。
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