果冻传煤

Building exteriors and parking lots around 果冻传煤, Alaska, are sparking conversations about the natural world thanks to a traveling art installation that projects illuminated images of glaciers and other natural forms onto them at night.

The installation, which features images by 果冻传煤 photographer , is called 鈥淐loud Chamber,鈥� and its still images and video depicting the vastness of the Alaska landscape document a rapidly changing landscape within an urban setting.

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� is a project of SEED Lab, which is both a physical space and a series of public art projects, conversations and gatherings for envisioning possible futures and creative responses to climate change. SEED Lab is one of the five winners of the , partnering the with the .

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� was first projected outdoors at night on the 果冻传煤 Museum鈥檚 glass and mirror fa莽ade during December 2019. It was projected on the exterior of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in February and on the side of the SEED Lab building during April. Visit the museum blog for more information on this project.

It is important that a community have a sense of place when facing future climate challenges. The museum and city are bringing the natural world back into urban places in order to connect and re-connect us to the landscape. Other projects include an urban reforestation project (portable forest) to bring trees back to 果冻传煤鈥檚 downtown and curated climate walks to remind us of the impact of our daily life on the surrounding environment.

After February, the 鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� installation moves to other buildings and spaces around 果冻传煤 until April 2020, a time when the region gains several mores hours of daylight.

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� is part of SEED Lab鈥檚 series of art installations and projects that examine the climate change in the North through education, research and public engagement. Last fall, SEED Lab engaged artists and designers to create large-scale installations around 果冻传煤, collectively titled in the Dena鈥檌na language 鈥淗ghu Hghazdatl (They All Gathered),鈥� to encourage people to gather, share ideas and reflect upon Indigenous values relating to the land. Ongoing SEED Lab projects include 鈥淢ending,鈥� a repair and reuse workshop led by 果冻传煤 Artist , who facilitates tutorials and discussions around developing skills like sewing to foster a repair and reuse culture.

Upcoming projects include an installation of small vertical-axis wind turbines within the city of 果冻传煤 by Icelandic inventor , and a large-scale sculptural installation responding to the effects of forest fires in an age of global warming by Seattle-based environmental artist titled 鈥淪park.鈥�