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Olaf Otto Becker
705 Nuussuaq, 07/2006 74° 06'45" N, 57° 03'32" W - Olaf Otto Becker (Landscape)

2006

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705 Nuussuaq, 07/2006 74° 06'45" N, 57° 03'32" W - Olaf Otto Becker (Landscape) Signed on reverse Archival pigment print Available in three sizes: 25 x 29.5 inches, from an edition of five 45.5 x 54 inches, from an edition of five 58.5 x 70.75 inches, from an edition of two Olaf Otto Becker has spent fourteen summers travelling across the western coast of Greenland. His project Broken Line, documents the effects of global warming on the coastal landscape and the glaciers that form there. The project took him on a 4000km journey along the west coast of Greenland alone in a rubber zodiac raft, documenting the landscape with a large format camera. In this series, Becker explored the relationship between the fragile arctic landscapes and the people who live and work there. The series took him to the settlements of Oquaatsut, Ikerasak, Tasiussaq and Nuussauq, where he photographed small, isolated wooden houses with brightly painted facades nestled in amongst the forbidding and ever-changing landscapes. Becker compares the icebergs he photographs to ‘sculptures of change’ as they, for him, are reminders of the continuing process of climate change. Over the relatively short period of time the artist has been spending time in proximity to the Arctic Circle, he has been witness to undeniable signs of global warming.
  • Creator:
    Olaf Otto Becker (1959, German)
  • Creation Year:
    2006
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Perfect condition; the work is signed and comes directly from the artist's studio.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU882978061