DESCRIPTION:

Antarctica: Dissolving Perception

2009

Made collaboratively by artists Jasmine Targett and Debbie Symons

Glass

L 200 W 200 H150mm (each dome)

Present: Ice Shelf State of Cryosphere (left)

Collective Past: Climatology Trajectory (middle)

Forecast: Heat (right) – changes colour from blue – red depending on the angle viewed

Antarctica: Dissolving Perception consists of three hand blown glass domes that research the three central issues surrounding scientific documentation of decreased ozone over Antarctica during the last twenty years. Through shifting scale the domes act similarly to a microscope, magnifying the areas of impact on the ice over the landmass. This research discusses the potential implications the forecast for decreasing ice implies.

Data Sourced from : National Snow and Ice Data Center