http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog An Environment-Based Art Installation of Antarctica and the Arctic by Erika Blumenfeld Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:04:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERIKA BLUMENFELD EARLY FINDINGS: ARTIFACTS FROM THE POLAR PROJECT Artist Reception: Saturday, October 3, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dates: September 11 – October 24, 2009 Location: Richard Levy Gallery, 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Early Findings: Artifacts from The Polar Project, a solo ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/09/11/news-erika-blumenfeld-at-richard-levy-gallery/ I'm excited to share that excerpts from my recent expedition to Antarctica were included in a book that has just been published! The new release, titled Arte da Antártida (Art from Antarctica), includes an essay from my writings and over 30 of my images. The book examines art created on ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/07/06/news-book-publication/ [caption id="attachment_918" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Iceberg just north of the Antarctic Circle"][/caption] Day 31; February 22, 2009; Southern Ocean, Antarctic Circle Average Daily Temperature: 33.88˚ F Average Daily Wind Speed: 10.82 mph Feels Like: 17.65˚ F One doesn’t forget the first glimpse of an albatross. With wingspans up to ten feet, they are stunning in flight—ever ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/22/crossing-66-degrees/ [caption id="attachment_898" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Pancake ice forming on the surface of the ocean"][/caption] Day 30; February 21, 2009; Penguin Bukta, Fimbul Ice Shelf, Southern Ocean, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature: 24.53˚ F Average Daily Wind Speed: 14.77 mph Feels Like: 2.38˚ F This morning I awoke to find that the sea had literally begun to freeze. ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/21/frozen-sea/ [caption id="attachment_881" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Newly formed icebergs in the waning sunlight"][/caption] Day 29; February 20, 2009; Penguin Bukta, Fimbul Ice Shelf, Southern Ocean, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature: 19.14˚ F Average Daily Wind Speed: 18.91 mph Feels Like: -9.23˚ F The first day on the SA Agulhas was spent acquainting myself with my new territory. This ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/20/edge-of-the-ice/ [caption id="attachment_895" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Iceberg floating off the Ice Shelf"][/caption] Day 28; February 19, 2009; Penguin Bukta, Fimbul Ice Shelf, Southern Ocean, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature: 20.93˚ F Average Daily Wind Speed: 35.1 mph Feels Like: -31.72˚ F Dawn both elated my soul and dimmed my heart, as this sunrise marked my last day on ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/19/bidding-farewell/ [caption id="attachment_677" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="SA Agulhas offloading at Penguin Bukta Ice Shelf Station (Photo Credit: SANAP)"][/caption] February 19 - March 2, 2009; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica to Cape Town, South Africa [caption id="attachment_685" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Erika, on the Ice, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica"][/caption] From today until March 2, I will be traveling from ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/19/at-sea/ [caption id="attachment_838" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Goundhog automatic weather station (left), the Umthombo Womlilo wind/solar generator (center), and the ICEPAC mobile base(right)"][/caption] Day 25; February 16, 2009; Vesleskaervet, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature:  Average Daily Wind Speed:  Feels Like:  The last three days were entirely given over to the completion of the ITASC expedition, and ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/16/packing-icepac/ [caption id="attachment_823" align="alignleft" width="475" caption="Thomas Mulcaire entering ICEPAC in the windy snow mist"][/caption] Day 21; February 12, 2009; Vesleskaervet, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature:   Average Daily Wind Speed:    Feels Like:   Tonight would be my last night sleeping in ICEPAC on this trip. The wind had picked up, and while ICEPAC ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/12/keeping-it-real/ [caption id="attachment_614" align="alignleft" width="450" caption="The Holzer Polar Sundial, by artist Steve Holzer"][/caption] Day 20; February 11, 2009; Vesleskaervet, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica Average Daily Temperature:  Average Daily Wind Speed:  Feels Like: Several days before I left Marfa to start my journey here to Antarctica my good friend Steve Holzer and I found ourselves in a ... http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/2009/02/11/solar-alchemy/