Stop for breath at the end of the world: Colombia in Antarctica

Abstract

The Colombian Project for Art in Antarctica (PCAA) brings the Antarctic, the importance it holds and the problems it has, to a general audience. Its goal is to consolidate an artistic and cultural program that will make Colombia´s participation in the missions that are carried out on the white continent visible at both a national and international level, whilst simultaneously creating awareness about the immense value that the Antarctic holds for life on this planet. The hope is that by 2035 the PCAA will have become an institution within the artistic community of Colombia. This photographic essay will take a tour through subtle interventions: collecting water from the melting ice, taking the pulse of the Antarctic heart, catching freezing air and then distributing it around the world.