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Corey Arnold, Esmarkbreen II, 2013. Copyright Corey Arnold, Courtesy of Project Pressure.
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Noemie Goudal, Glaciér 2, 2016. Copyright Noemie Goudal, Courtesy of Project Pressure.
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Simon Norfolk, The Lewis Glacier, Mt Kenya, 1963 (A), 2014. Copyright Simon Norfolk, Courtesy of Project Pressure.
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Richard Mosse, Ice Cave, Vatnajökull, 2014. Copyright Richard Mosse, Courtesy of Project Pressure.
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Scott Conarroe, Glacier du Tacul, 2013. Copyright Scott Conarroe, Courtesy of Project Pressure.
Exhibition
MELTDOWN: Visualizing the Climate Crisis
23 Nov 2019 – 12 Jan 2020
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Monday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:30
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:30
Address
- 100 London Rd
- Forest Hill
- London
England - SE23 3PQ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 176, 185, 197, 356, P4
- London Overground Line and trains from London Bridge
- Forrest Hill Train Station
About
MELTDOWN explores the devastating impact of the climate crisis through bringing together photographs and artworks documenting the vanishing of the world’s glaciers, a direct consequence of global warming.
The artworks result from over ten years of research expeditions (from Iceland to India, Iran and Uganda) undertaken by artists commissioned to investigate the disappearance of glaciers in every continent in collaboration with science and research teams.
Works include artist Peter Funch’s use of vintage postcards to capture the effects of glacial recession in America; Norfolk + Thymann’s images the Rhône glacier covered in geo-thermal cloth to limit melting; Richard Mosse’s photography of the ice cave under the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland; and Noémie Goudal’s large-scale photographic installation mirroring the shifting glacial landscape in the Swiss Alps, printed on biodegradable paper.
The exhibition finishes with a touchscreen carbon footprint calculator which asks visitors to estimate the carbon-intensity of their lifestyle, and can track their impact over the longer term online.
Created by climate crisis charity Project Pressure, the exhibition aims to use art to inspire action and behavioural change.
