THE ICEHOUSE ARCHITECT
The Icehouse Architect, transforms the gallery to a speculative future where remnants of a once-frozen world serve as the foundation for a new mythology.
Video and sculptural works tell a fragmented story of both past attempts to monitor and mitigate ice loss, as well as a newly discovered method to rebuild ice structures post-melt. Central to this narrative is an individual who harnesses her body to extract heat from oceans and waterways. As her body can only hold so much at a time, she is one part of the equation. We are the complementary force — it will be up to us to determine our course of action.
In our present time, amidst urgent calls to drastically reduce carbon emissions, researchers explore technological interventions. These interventions, while aiming to mitigate ice loss, must grapple with their ecological repercussions. Described as stopgap measures, two such projects are highlighted: the Arctic Ice Project, investigating the application of reflective glass micro beads to bolster thinning ice shelves' albedo, and anchored seabed curtains intended to shield ocean-terminating glaciers from warming deep ocean currents. In the future envisioned by The Icehouse Architect, these technologies become relics of past efforts, repurposed as narrative tools in a world shaped by individual and collective stewardship of the Earth.
1. The Ice Spirits
Rock, glass, light (six)
2. The Collection
Four channel installation (glass, airline cable, wood, video)
3. We Will All Be Architects of this Icehouse
Cement, U-bolts, airline cable, UHMWPE UD fabric, PVC pipe, high index micro beads, surveyor tripod, light.
4. The Rebuild
Video installation (aluminum tower, glass, airline cable, projection)
5. The Transfer
Video projection
6. Until We Find Equilibrium
Aluminum tower, porcelain, string, sand
