Ice Watch
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Ice Watch is a large-scale environmental art installation by Olafur Eliasson that displays melting blocks of glacial ice in urban public spaces to make climate change tangible and immediate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental art installation
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public art project ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make climate change tangible
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raise environmental awareness ⓘ visualize melting of Greenland ice sheet ⓘ |
| allowsInteraction |
visitors can listen to cracking ice
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visitors can touch the ice ⓘ |
| artMovement |
contemporary art
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socially engaged art ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
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COP21 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris climate talks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreator | Minik Rosing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Bloomberg Philanthropies
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Museum of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPresentation | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Olafur Eliasson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedIn |
City of London
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Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Place du Panthéon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern vicinity ⓘ |
| experienceType |
immersive
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multi-sensory ⓘ |
| feature | ice blocks melt over time in public space ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | Copenhagen City Hall Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPresentedIn | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
climate change art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://icewatch.dk ⓘ |
| locationOfIceCollection | near Nuuk, Greenland ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
climate change
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global warming ⓘ melting glaciers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing real glacial ice into city centers
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visualizing distant climate processes in urban settings ⓘ |
| numberOfIceBlocks |
12
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24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Olafur Eliasson’s climate-related works ⓘ |
| presentedAs | blocks of glacial ice arranged in a circle ⓘ |
| shape | clock-like circle ⓘ |
| sourceOfIce |
Greenland ice sheet
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Nuup Kangerlua fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragility of polar environments
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passing of time ⓘ urgency of climate action ⓘ |
| temporalNature | ephemeral ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | glacial ice ⓘ |
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