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on the fly Polar Bear Walks on Langjökull By Alda Kravec Photo By Christopher Lund In November, a polar bear appeared at the base of Langjökull, Iceland’s second largest glacier. Larger than life, it measured 80 by 50 meters and could, in theory, be seen from space. Conceived by artist Bjargey Ólafsdóttir, “Red Polar Bear” was a work of “creative activism” carried out as part of a global art exhibition entitled 350 Earth, which aimed to raise awareness about climate change on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference that was held in Cancún, Mexico. While an enormous scarab holding a sun appeared in the desert outside Cairo and two thousand people gathered in Brighton and Hove, England, to form an image of the legend of King Knut trying in vain to control the seas, Iceland’s contribution was similarly in step with its geography. The producer of the polar bear project, Charlotte Ólöf Jónsdóttir Biering, had this fact to share after speaking with Iceland’s leading glacier expert: “Glaciers in Iceland are losing mass each year, and if temperatures rise as predicted, Langjökull will melt to 15 percent of its current size by the end of the century. This will have a significant impact on Iceland’s hydrological system, and melting glaciers worldwide will contribute to a rise in sea level, putting people in coastal areas and small islands at risk.” The polar bear was created using organic red coloring, which was applied only a couple millimeters deep into the snow. Biering underlines that the environmental impact was minimal and temporary: “By the time the team was leaving, the wind was blowing fresh snow over the bear, and after the weekend it totally disappeared…but hopefully polar bears and glaciers will still be around for generations.” 4 atlantica
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