Ice Watch Studies Open Edition

Ice Watch Studies recreate the elusive Arctic seascape. The title references the constant vigilance during the Maré Motrice residency, when we navigated Greenland’s foggy fjords, wary of striking hidden icebergs. These moments were filled with uncertainty and wonder as massive bergs emerged like ghosts through the mist, prompting reflection on recordkeeping, loss, and the vulnerability of local and global environments. These copperplate etchings are printed using unconventional techniques, inking only fragments of the scene, and using stencils that are torn apart and reused throughout the course of the ongoing series —mirroring the calving glaciers, melting icebergs, and Arctic mirages. In the Arctic, land, sea, and sky merge: waves dissolve into fog, horizons vanish, and atmospheric shapes chase and erase solid forms as the imagery seems to drift away. This modular installation changes with each presentation, mimicking a glacier’s cycle of growth and retreat. As individual etchings sell, a new form and combination takes shape. Visitors are invited to take up their own contemplative “ice watch” within this sublime environment—one that remains vital to our everyday lives.