IPY 2007-2008

Planet Ice: A journey through the melting world

An educational photo exhibition

In celebration with the International Polar Year, we are pleased to present an exhibition by the nature photographer Daisy Gilardini. The exhibition leads us on a journey to discover the beauty of some of the most remote areas of our planet — the polar regions.

Daisy’s images include educational panels concerning climate change, its causes, effects and some suggestions on how to help the environment.

At the opening evening, Daisy is set to present two slideshows of her work in the polar regions, sharing with the audience experiences and anecdotes of life on board a Russian icebreaker, as well as some facts about global warming.

Daisy Gilardini is based in Switzerland. She started her photographic career in 1989 and since then has visited more than 60 countries with camera in hand. She fell in love with Antarctica during her first trip there in 1997 and since then she has regularly visited the polar regions — a passion that has become her specialty.

Her work has been published in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Nature’s Best, WWF, The Telegraph, Outdoor Photography and The Sunday Times.

Some of her images have been awarded prizes at the most prestigious international photo contests, such as the “IPA International Photography Award”, “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year”, “Nature’s Best” and “Travel Photographer of the Year”.

Location: Via Rinaldo Simen 3, 6648 Minusio - Switzerland