Hallgrímskirkja - Þinn staður á Vetrarhátíð!

Vetrarhátíð í Reykjavík var sett í gær 1. febrúar 2024. Í ár er ljóslistaverkinu "The Ice is Melting at the Pøules" eftir danska listamanninn Martin Ersted úr hópnum Båll & Brand varpað á Hallgrímskirkju en verkið er unnið í samstarfi við vísindamenn og listamenn um allan heim til að vekja athygli á markmiðum Parísarsamkomulagsins og heimsmarkmiðum SÞ. Verkið hefur verið sýnt á hátíðum víðs vegar um Evrópu. 

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Upplýsingar um ljóslistaverk Ersted af síðu vetrarhátíðar:
The Ice is Melting at the Pøules eftir Martin Ersted / Båll (DK)

"The Ice is Melting at the Pøules," an evocative phrase from Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, highlights the urgency of global warming. While Søvndal's funny pronunciation drew initial attention, the message's gravity has become increasingly apparent through the escalating effects of climate change. Martin Ersted's installation, "The Ice is Melting at the Pøules," inspired by this call to action and the scientific data visualizations created by researchers like British scientist Ed Hawkins and American scientist David Holland, will illuminate the façade of Hallgrimskirkja at the Winter Lights Festival 2024 in Reykjavik. Ersted employs four custom-designed laser light machines to craft a striking visual narrative. This installation translates scientific data into art, featuring moving vertical lines that reflect the global temperature changes over the past 169 years, with color variations from blue to red indicating cooler and warmer years, respectively. Interwoven are circles representing the concurrent rise in temperature and CO2 levels, and the thermohaline circulation. This convergence of hard scientific facts with intense laser light creates a performance that is as confrontational as it is poetic. Ersted's work aligns with the themes of the Winter Lights Festival, emphasizing the global impact of ice melt and sea level rise. This installation not only showcases the beauty of laser light art but also serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing climate crisis."

(Texti og mynd af: https://reykjavik.is/vetrarhatid/dagskra#/event/560674)