Climate Change Sculpture Sinks

In March Dutch sculptor Ap Verheggen constructed a statue on a large iceberg near Greenland to highlight the impacts of climate change. The hope was that the iceberg would drift down the Davis Strait to Newfoundland and Labrador, and it was expected to melt off the shores of Newfoundland for a period of two to four years.

But the effects of climate change on the iceberg were much quicker than expected. The iceberg has already broken apart and the statue has fallen into the sea. It has been spotted about 500 meters below sea level off the coast of Greenland.

The iceberg broke loose and began its journey from the island of Uummannaq in May. The GPS signals set up on the statue to track the iceberg’s progress disappeared Thursday. “The sea doesn’t freeze. People can’t trust nature anymore. As an artist, I see it as a sort of mission to make people aware of what’s happening over here.”

You can see the whole story of the iceberg’s short lived journey on the coolemotion blog