Lumber, Coal, Fawn Skins: An Exploration Revealed in Lists Installation by Heddi Siebel
Opening reception: Thursday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Panel Discussion: TBA. Music by SNHU Student Ensemble
Anthony Fiala. Loading the Sleds in the Shelter of the Storehouse,1903, 11 x 14 inches
What would you bring to live for two years in the arctic? This multimedia installation unearths the supply lists of the failed Ziegler Polar Expedition of 1903. Using images of archival records, the installation evokes the explorers’ faith in and dependence on the most sophisticated technologies of the time as a means to succeed and advance a human cultural/political agenda – for America to be first to the North Pole. Are there lessons for our times in their disappointment?