interventions: Ice and Memory

Collecting ice cores from high-mountain glaciers most at risk from climate change and storing them in Antarctica for future generations of scientists: that is the goal of ICE MEMORY, an international program aimed at preserving the memory of high-mountain glaciers.
rising maximum temperatures
rising minimum temperatures
rising sea levels
higher ocean temperatures
an increase in heavy precipitation (heavy rain and hail)
shrinking glaciers
thawing permafrost

ice memory
Ice and Memory, The New Yorker

unsanctioned intervention, Catskill, NY, 2021

materials: mica, acrylic paint, gel medium, acid-free ink, archival watercolor paper (26 X 18 inches)