Yesterday I mentioned that the Museum of Nature organizes its galleries thematically. When I visit, I like to go to the top floor and work my way down. There's one gallery up here for temporary exhibits, which I didn't visit this time out. The other gallery is the Arctic Gallery, a collaborative effort with the First Nations of the Far North, showing life and landscapes of the Arctic. The first thing one sees upon coming inside are a set of slabs of ice. The water melting off of these during the day is frozen back onto the surfaces at night. Film images of people, animals, and the land of the north are projected onto these slabs.
How inspiring and fabulous these "Slabs" are.
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parsnip
My, this is truly beautiful!
ReplyDelete...I would love to see this first hand, thanks William for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMuito interessante.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Majestic!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I though gin and tonic was an image on a slab of ice!
ReplyDeleteLovely images and colours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful presentation.
ReplyDeleteHello, it is a pretty exhibit, I like the colors, the blue reminds me of a glacier. Wishing you a happy day!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! What a wonderful concept William, lovely to see 💙
ReplyDeleteThey look like colourful pebbles to me. The effect is beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this effect before. It's lovely and ingenious. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a greta idea.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a very creative and meaningful exhibit.
ReplyDelete@Parsnip: thank you!
ReplyDelete@Iris: it is.
@Tom: you're welcome.
@Francisco: thank you.
@Sandi: indeed.
@David: not always.
@Nancy: thank you!
@Jan: it is indeed.
@Eileen: me too.
@Grace: I agree.
@Marie: definitely.
@DJan: it certainly is.
@Anvilcloud: it is, yes.
@RedPat: very much so.
@Red: I agree!
Really n-ice!
ReplyDeleteA never ending supply,
ReplyDeleteI suppose.
Very unique and beautiful ~ ^_^
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A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
What an interesting and effective way to make this display.
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation, and yet, I can't figure out how they re-freeze the water back onto the slabs each night...I guess there's a freezer somewhere nearby...but aside from the mechanics of the things, they are very nice to project such views upon.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I've never seen anything like these...very pretty!
ReplyDeleteWow, very impressive and beautiful. I would really enjoy seeing this.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos, William.
@Lady Fi: definitely.
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: in a way.
@Carol: I think so.
@Sharon: it is.
@Barbara: I suspect this area of the gallery can be completely sealed at night and the temperatures cooled down. The meltwater gathers in drains beneath the slabs. How it's reapplied, I'm not certain of.
@Tanya: I agree.
@Bill: thanks!
Incredible!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting thing to do.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Have not seen this before.
ReplyDeleteOh, my.
ReplyDeleteThese are cool!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great concept, to use actual ice. It's truly brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice show!
ReplyDelete@Gemel: very much so.
ReplyDelete@Rosemary: it is.
@Happyone: thanks!
@Joanne: indeed.
@Jennifer: they are.
@Kay: it is, yes.
@Italiafinlandia: definitely.
Wow!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful to see.
All the best Jan
Thanks!
DeleteWhat a fascinating installation. I'd love to see that in person!
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful.
DeleteThose are SO COOL!!
ReplyDeleteI think so.
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