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Earth’s Memory, glaciers witnesses to the climate crisis

Glaciers tell us our past and our future. The Earth’s Memory exhibition presents the world premiere of the results of the project “On the trail of glaciers”, the photographic and scientific journey conceived and directed by the photographer Fabiano Ventura. Promoted and organised by the Forte di Bard, the exhibition covers a 13-year journey, which aimed to document and showcase the shocking effects of climate change on the planet.

Thanks to the power of contemporary images and comparisons with identical shots captured by great masters of the past before the climate crisis, the exhibition unequivocally conveys the effects of global warming on ecosystems through photographic depictions of glaciers, offering visitors a profound reflection on the relationship between the human species and the natural environment.

From 2009 to 2021, Ventura, along with a team of directors and researchers, conducted 8 expeditions to the world’s largest mountain glaciers: the Karakorum (2009), the Caucasus (2011), Alaska (2013), the Andes (2016), the Himalayas (2018), and the Alps (2019-2020-2021). In the exhibition, the 90 photographic comparisons are displayed alongside scientific data collected during the expeditions.

The exhibition is sponsored by UNESCO and is part of a informative scientific collaboration with the ESA (European Space Agency).

Photos.
En haut
. Caré Alto, Falletto, Fumo, Adamello, Corno Bianco, etc. from Lobbia Alta , 10 August 1891
1891 Vittorio Sella – © Fondazione Sella
. 26 August 2020 – 2020 Fabiano Ventura – © Associazione Macromicro

En bas
. Mer de Glace basin with the north face of the Grandes Jorasses (Walker pillar) to the left and the Dent du Géant on the horizon to the right, from the western edge of the Mer de Glace, near Montenvers.
1868 Braun Adolphe – © ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

. 2021 Fabiano Ventura – © Associazione Macromicro

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