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The glacier's essence : Grönland - Glarus : Kunst, Klima, Wissenschaft = Greenland - Glarus : climate, science, art = Kalaallit Nunaat - Glarus : silap pissusaa, ilisimatuussuseq, eqqumiitsuliorneq

Title
The glacier's essence : Grönland - Glarus : Kunst, Klima, Wissenschaft = Greenland - Glarus : climate, science, art = Kalaallit Nunaat - Glarus : silap pissusaa, ilisimatuussuseq, eqqumiitsuliorneq / Martin Stützle, Fridolin Walcher ; mit Texten von Nadine Olonetzky [and four others].
Publication
  • Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess, [2020]
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
  • Olonetzky, Nadine
  • Stützle, Martin
  • Walcher, Fridolin, 1951-
Description
270 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits; 31 cm +
Summary
Glaciers in the Alps and on Greenland have been melting away slowly for decades. Global warming has increased the speed of their retreat drastically in recent years. Swiss geophysicist Alfred de Quervain (1879-1927) carried-out the first survey of the Clariden glacier in the Swiss canton of Glarus and initiated and lead important scientific expeditions on Greenland in 1909 and 1912. Swiss artist Martin Stützle and photographer Fridolin Walcher also link Glarus with Greenland. Both have made the Swiss glaciers the subject of their work and, in May 2018, joined a Swiss research campaign investigating the current state of the glaciers on the world's largest island. The photographs and prints they produce reflect an intense awareness of scientific facts, yet they strike the viewer emotionally and aesthetically. This book blends the essence of glaciological and geophysical research with contemporary art and picks up on Alfred de Quervain's legacy. Prints and photographs are featured alongside three easy-to-read essays offering a concise survey of the findings of the 2018 expedition. A fourth essay comments on Stützle's and Walcher's works and explores current trends in climate art.
Uniform Title
  • Glacier's essence.
  • Glacier's essence. English.
  • Glacier's essence. Kalaallisut.
Alternative Title
  • Grönland - Glarus : Kunst, Klima, Wissenschaft
  • Greenland - Glarus : climate, science, art
  • Kalaallit Nunaat - Glarus : silap pissusaa, ilisimatuussuseq, eqqumiitsuliorneq
Subjects
Genre/Form
Pictorial works.
Note
  • Errata sheet inserted.
  • Book has special paperback binding with spine not covered.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Texts in German, English and Kalaallisut.
Call Number
JQG 20-472
ISBN
  • 9783858816658
  • 3858816655
LCCN
9783858816658
OCLC
1140943576
Title
The glacier's essence : Grönland - Glarus : Kunst, Klima, Wissenschaft = Greenland - Glarus : climate, science, art = Kalaallit Nunaat - Glarus : silap pissusaa, ilisimatuussuseq, eqqumiitsuliorneq / Martin Stützle, Fridolin Walcher ; mit Texten von Nadine Olonetzky [and four others].
Publisher
Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
Texts in German, English and Kalaallisut.
Added Author
Olonetzky, Nadine, writer of supplementary textual content.
Stützle, Martin. Drawings. Selections.
Walcher, Fridolin, 1951- Photographs. Selections.
Added Title
Glacier's essence.
Glacier's essence. English.
Glacier's essence. Kalaallisut.
Other Standard Identifier
9783858816658
Research Call Number
JQG 20-472
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