December 10, 2009Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
World Wildlife Fund
ARCTIC TENT, Nytorv Square
The life-size ice sculpture of a polar bear in front of the WWF Arctic tent has been slowly melting. The translucent white ice has disappeared in places to reveal projections of a skeletal bone structure of the great white bear. Envisioned by renowned wildlife sculptor Mark Coreth, this must be the most photographed piece of public art in the city. The dynamic dripping and alterations fascinate—and the metaphor is both blunt and literal. The Arctic is melting.
The WWF invited Braided River photographer and adventurer Steven Kazlowski to do two public presentations based on our book THE LAST POLAR BEAR: Facing the Truth of a Warming World. His images are also featured in the public square outside the giant WWF Arctic Tent. It’s a way to let the delegates to COP15 and citizens of Copenhagen hear the story of the turmoil facing this remote and highly impacted region.
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