day 7: Sunday June 21—Snowball
At 21:00, we started getting ready to head back to Mushamna for a bonfire on the beach.
Night,
Snowball
day 7: Sunday June 21—Snowball And the night continues! At 21:00, we started getting ready to head back to Mushamna for a bonfire on the beach. Alrighty, it's almost 3am. Breakfast is in a few short hours! Must go catch some shuteye now.
Night, Snowball
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day 7: Sunday June 21—EmmersonCosta was on the other side with Tito and Jisun. Look at that ice wall made by the Antigua!
We were surrounded everywhere by white and it felt like we were on an island. The first thing I noticed was the variety and amount of plastic at this landing site. We had a bag so started collecting as we walked towards Theres at the other end of the safe zone. The pieces were so colourful in this Arctic landscape we couldn't help but make a temporary art piece. We made sure to bring all the plastic we found back onboard with us. As we made our way down the long stretch of safe zone, we stopped to watch and catch up with artists at work. Kyle and Amber are dancers and choreographers. It was fascinating to observe their process especially in this environment. They also created some stunning photography work. Melissa is a visual artist who does installations, video work and sculptures among other things. Do you think she'll want to interview me after she finishes up with Aurora? Snowflake hung out with our roomie Louise! She writes and also works in a wide variety of media.
Next we came upon Alex doing some recording. She does a lot of video work. Snowflake was really fond of her pineapple and wanted many pictures with it. I will just include three here for you to see. Costa continues to be intrigued by the gold. We know Bahar is up to something amazing with her video footage. She works with a lot of bright colours as well and if you looked carefully, you may have spotted some in previous days' photos. It was way too far (and getting a bit chilly) to go all the way to the end so we turned around. Suddenly, Snowflake told us to STOP! She spotted another pineapple...along with some other peculiar items. Can you see the tiny subjects in the photograph? One is of the north, the other the south.
It's dinner time and then summer solstice continues! I think today will be the longest awake day for me.
xo, EMF day 7: Sunday June 21—Electric QT
We were not too far, we were not too close, but binoculars and a telescope definitely helped when I only had an iPhone with me to snap a few pics. We spent around two hours with the polar bears. Turns out there was a cub behind mama bear that we didn't see at first.
After the whale excitement, we had some free time as we continued sailing towards Mushamna. I found Costa and Maggie in the lounge marking Antigua's route so far. Remember yesterday Snowflake said Maggie uses all sorts of materials in her work? See how many different ones you can count in her sculptures and installations. How many of these materials have you tried using before? Model: Cloud is my favourite and next would be Staircase. I can imagine them being compressed into a tiny space, packed and then unpacked, expanding back into empty space. After seeing her work and all the rope onboard, I want to try making some art with string, rope, thread, wire... I wonder how many more animals we will see the rest of today. I best start journalling before there are too many more to add to today's sightings. Bye for now, Electric QT |
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