Your everyday choices and actions matter! We can all do our part in this plastic madness.
Emmerson went to LUSH Live Central with Eco Marine last month to share with visitors what she had seen in Svalbard. She got to show the ocean plastic found on the landings. She also helped out with the workshop to upcycle Hong Kong beach trash into art. Here's some of the trash collected from a beach in Hong Kong made into a backdrop and the #unnaturepile made from plastic lighters (and a phone!) washed ashore. When was the last time Emmerson was at the phone? Remember to ask yourself— What can I do?
Your everyday choices and actions matter! We can all do our part in this plastic madness.
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day 12: Friday June 26—Emmerson
Just ten days later back at Ymerbukta, I was able to find a lot more plant life. What new projects are there? We found interesting and colourful rocks as well so we made some sculptures together. In the afternoon, there were three options: short hike with time at Esmarkbreen, a long hike, and a silent zodiac trip. We opted for the last one. I really enjoyed the quiet time. In the late afternoon, the winds were prime for sailing. That evening, we began our journey towards Pyramiden, an abandoned Russian mining town. Snowball of course was rather excited to be seeing something from her birthplace.
Until tomorrow's adventures! xx Emmerson 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 6: Saturday June 20 morning—SnowballEmmerson and I had some time before breakfast so we had a little fun climbing up high.
Walking back towards the shore, we found Ashley drying her polaroid prints. I think she said the back part can be used to make other images from. I'll have to do more investigating. We really like her polaroid camera with its contraptions and moving parts! As you can probably tell with all her gear and full pockets, Ashley is a photographer. Her art captures beautiful colours and stories. We can't wait to see her work from the Arctic!
The afternoon plan is a hike to see Erikbreen. Time for me to get some food.
Bye now, Snowball day 3: Wednesday June 17 afternoon—Emmerson and Snowflake
Back on the tallship, I showed Snowball the photos Snowflake and I took on the hike. She showed us this... I will write my classmates when the real polar bears appear! Bye for now.
—Emmerson We had the morning in town to grab any last minute necessities and then headed to the dock at 13:00. Sail time was around 18:30. Our first destination: Esmarkbreen in Ymerbukta (breen = glacier, bukta = bay). Esmarkbreen is named after a Norwegian mineralogist and Ymerbukta a Swedish scientific journal. Ymer is also a giant in Norse mythology. To the left is our map onboard along with our entire expedition route from MarineTraffic that our fellow explorer Bahar found for us after the trip. Whilst waiting to set sail, we received some sailing instruction from Laura, the first mate. Emmerson was concentrating on the figure eights made by the ropes and then observing AB and Maggie as they practiced how to tighten the ropes and make fast—securing the ropes attached to the sails. Captain Jo briefed us on boat safety and introduced the crew.
Three things of many we learned:
I found some ice chart information from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute if you fancy a look. Here is our day in pictures: It's been over a month now since we embarked on our Arctic adventure and we'll be taking these next few weeks to retrace our journey. We arrived in Longyearbyen on June 10, three days before our fellow artist explorers were due in town, so we had some time to look around.
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