LOWER CURTIS
IMPACT FLAG
The Lower Curtis glacier is melting rapidly; the terminus has retreated over 184m since 1986. I was lucky enough to be in this spot to capture a fleeting moment with this ephemeral mass of ice on a puffy-cloud August day. My experience witnessing it, like this canvas, is layered: full of loss, full of wonder. In this piece, I emphasize the lines of glacial run-off, which connect the ice to the communities—human and non-human—downstream. We're in this together.
The Impact Flags from the Current Textures are on display at the Shaped By Ice show at Slip Gallery in Seattle, WA until May 5th. They will ship to online buyers the following week, or you are welcome to email me to set up local pick-up for free.
If you’d like to collect all three Impact Flags for a $2,700 investment, please email me (emmamarymurraystudio@gmail) to claim them all.