IPY 2007-2008

The exhibition, which sets up a dialogue with scientific research from the perspective of art, is the outcome of fieldwork carried out during the austral summer of 2006 at Argentine bases in Antarctica in collaboration with the marine ecologist Mercedes Masó.

The conversations between the artist and scientists from different disciplines provide the basis for an informal discussion session in parallel with the exhibition which will consider questions such as Perception in the Antarctic environment in terms of glaciology, biology, psychology, neurology and other disciplines, and The interpretation of Antarctic microorganisms from the perspective of bionanotechnology and architecture. These talks will thus trace two thresholds of perception — the macroscopic, in the expanses of ice and snow that make up the Antarctic landscape, and the microscopic, through the experimentation with diatoms, an abundant form of Antarctic phytoplankton.

With this show, marking the completion of a three-year cycle in which the artist’s work has centred on Antarctica, Arts Santa Mònica is presenting for the first time a body of new material produced especially for this occasion.

The exhibition will be complemented by a series of activities for a wide range of publics (including school groups) designed to enhance our understanding of Antarctica and stimulate reflection on the environment in general.