White Wanderer, an intervention of sound and light
Developed from relationships with the Natural Resources Defense Council and a glaciologist at the University of Chicago, this project launched in October 2017 with two iterations: 2 Riverfront Plaza and another at Art Expo Chicago. The immersive installation at 2 Riverside Plaza was comprised of a visual representation at 1:5000 scale of the 120-mile long crack on the side of the building paired with a custom sound recording of the iceberg. Sound recordings of Larsen-C covered the plaza with a prominent frequency; at times the city and iceberg sounds correlate to one another and at other times they are in conflict. The haunting, eerie iceberg sound is animalistic with a depth that connects on a visceral level, stirring curiosity to create awareness and action. The White Wanderer exhibition at EXPO Chicago presented artistic interpretations of the Larsen-C ice shelf, including: a light sculpture mimicking ice flow, prints tracing satellite images of Arctic ice flows, and interpretations of radar readings from ice distress.
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- Curator
- Elizabeth Corr, Manager of Arts Partnerships with NRDC
- Collaborator
- Robert Moore, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program NRDC
- Collaborator
- Douglas MacAyeal, Glaciologist
- Fabricators and Technical Support
- Navillus Woodworks, ER2, AV Chicago
- Graphic Design
- Normal Studio
- Videography for Kickstarter
- Spirit of Space
- Venues
- EXPO Chicago 2017 & Plaza Project
- Support provided by
- NRDC and over 240 Kickstarter supporters
Mirrored glass triangles on wood, LED lights, Dimensions variable
Sound track
Vinyl graphic on building facade
