Art for Glaciers Preservation
This exhibition brings together a powerful collection of artistic works that explore the impacts of climate change on glaciers and their ecosystems. Through photography, sound, and innovative visual techniques, the featured artists shed light on the delicate and impermanent beauty of glaciers, sparking a conversation about our planet’s warming climate. Each piece tells a story of transformation and fragility, urging us to reflect on the need for collective action to preserve these vital natural wonders for future generations.
THOMAS WREDE - Glacier Project: White Was The Snow
Since 2018, Thomas Wrede has developed various photographic series related to the melting of alpine glaciers. He is particularly intrigued by glaciers and glacial caves that are covered by fleece blankets to protect against the warming climate. This has less to do with conserving the integrity of the ice and more about the preservation of tourist attractions and economic interests. With his poetic and subtle image aesthetics, the artist Thomas Wrede evokes an elegiac meditation on the once untouched Alpine landscape. With his aesthetic and at the same time critical eye, Wrede shows the traces of the climate crisis and the beauty of nature in the middle of Europe. His artistic exploration results in disturbingly beautiful images.
LIAM MAN - Expo 2025 Osaka : Glacier Exhibition
Liam utilises aerial lighting rigs to bring a new perspective to visual arts; putting people and places in the limelight. This technique will be the foundation of all the images for the Glacier Exhibition, highlighting many impactful stories.
The Glacier Exhibition is a historic 6-month exhibition celebrating the beauty of our cryosphere and highlighting issues regarding its reduction. It is be exhibited at the 2025 UN World Expo in Osaka, Japan from the 13/04/2025 until 13-010/2025. This exhibition will cover 7 stories, opening discussion about key topics of global climate change.
LUDWIG BERGER - Crying Glaciers
A sound artist tries to conserve the sounds of a melting glacier in the Swiss alps before it might disappear forever.
The louder the glacier, the stronger the melt. The creaking, cracking and rippling is the voice of impermanence. Sound artist Ludwig Berger shows how important it is to listen to the world that surrounds us. The film follows him on one of his numerous visits to Morteratsch glacier in the Swiss Alps where he collects fascinating sounds that might disappear forever.
"All the little air bubbles that are released are maybe hundreds or thousand years old, and they make just a little plop sound, and then they're gone forever."
PROJECT PRESSURE - MELTDOWN
MELTDOWN is a travelling exhibition showcasing unique works from every continent, commissioned by Project Pressure. World leading artists were paired with scientists to conduct expeditions focusing on global glacier ice loss. This exhibition is an artistic narrative of the importance of glaciers told in a scientific, illustrative and poetic way. Each artist has a unique take on the subject. Together, the interpretations give visitors unique insights into the world’s cryosphere, its fragile ecosystem and our changing global climate.
