The Arctic Ocean is a remote region of the Earth greatly affected by climate change. The Arctic sea ice is predicted to decline, reaching the ice-free condition in summer at least once before 2050. This project intends to explore the present, the near future and the long-term future of the state of the Arctic Ocean through the magnificence and simplicity of screen printing on fabrics.

"We agreed on realizing three huge textiles representing the status of the Arctic Ocean in the present, in the near-term-future and in the long-term-future. We used the technique of screen printing on fabric. We used real shapes of sea ice floes taken by Dr. Christopher Horvat from drone images. We prepared three screens and we printed with white dye on top of the three black fabrics. The installation was realized by hanging the three fabrics to the roof and letting the audience walk through them."

Anna Lo Piccolo

"A lot of brainstorming ensued regarding the artistic form of this project. With scant knowledge of sea ice and its surrounding conversations, this project was a platform for me to learn more about the Arctic Ocean. It also encouraged me to be more concerned about the changes that could be damaging. It was a delight working with Anna on this project and listening to the stories shared which showed how enthused she was about the subject."

Janice Lardey 

"I decided to take part in the Vis-a-thon workshop because I am fascinated by the importance of communicating science and by the way art works, without restrictions and limitations. My purpose was to try to engage people and make them concerned about the issues of a changing Arctic through art visualization."

Anna Lo Piccolo