Arctic Dystopia

Michael Najjar observes the Arctic changing, the eternal ice disappearing, and the polar regions. The early warning system of our planet is sounding the alarm. In late summer – a time when the Arctic ice reaches its annual minimum point – the area covered by ice was smaller than it had been for a thousand years. What is the future of the Arctic ice masses which store enough water to make sea levels rise by several meters if they melt? Despite its aesthetic fascination, the video work “arctic dystopia” paints a threatening picture with regard to the future transformation of the world due to the consequences of climate change and the resultant loss of Arctic ice which is so vital for ensuring a stable climate. We are dependent on the glaciers and ice sheets in the polar regions for the maintenance of our planet in its present state of equilibrium; their increasing and ever more rapid loss will drastically change our world.