Scenes from Antarctica

Down in Antarctica, November marks the end of spring, the beginning of austral summer, and the beginning of Antarctica's cruise season. The Sun just rose for the first time in 6 months on September 22nd, and is now visible in the sky all the time.

Collected here are 32 photographs of Antarctica from the past several years

Earthstar

Earthstar comprises three elements: customised antennae tuned to radio bursts emitted by the sun, footage of the solar chromosphere captured using a Hydrogen-Alpha telescope, refrigerators containing specially developed aroma molecules that hypothesise what the sun might smell like.

Earthstar by David Haines and Joyce Hinterding

Encounters At the End of the World

There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science.

Encounters At the End of the World by Werner Herzog

Initial Design Sketches

Some early thoughts on possible Lightbox construction techniques (less a box and more a yurt)...

Interview with Paul D. Miller on 'Terra Nova'

An Interview with Paul D. Miller on his Antarctica film Terra Nova, collaboration with DJ Spooky, large scale multimedia performance 'Sinfonia Antarctica'.

Interview with Paul D. Miller on Networked_Performance

Igloo Satellite Cabin

Designed to provide safe, reliable accommodation in remote areas, the Igloo Satellite Cabin has been used for over 25 years in conditions ranging from the tropics to polar icecaps. Units can be flown by helicopter fully assembled, and often fully equipped, to locations inaccessible by road transport.

Igloo Satellite Cabin article on Materialicious

Lightwave Proposal

Some initial treatments for the Lightwave 09 proposal, also more details on Antony's blog .