Ice Blink
2005, Stills (Edinburgh), Cell (London), Parker's Box (New York)

'Ice Blink' is a term which refers to the way that light in the polar regions bounces off pack ice to illuminate the thick clouds above - these itense white regions of sky warning sailors of the pack-ice that lies over the horizon.

Ice Blink was a lecture, exhibition and book that collected together the body of work made during a two month journey to Antarctica in 2004/2005 (travelling with British Antarctic Survey on their research vessel the RSS Earnest Shackleton). The day before each of these exhibitions opened, the lecture Ice Blink was delivered in a nearby lecture theatre. The video works, drawing and photographs from the exhibition were used within the lecture to illustrate a meandering journey through the myths of polar exploration, the apocayptic science eminating from these regions and the bizare colonial politics that still operate accross the frozen continent.

Antarctica Dispatches - the initial 'live' drawing project sending back digital sketches from antarctica can be seen here.