Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies // Melting Landscapes LP + PHOTOBOOK

This is a record released in December 2023 by the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies, a research group at the Department of Landscape Architecture, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Contains 12 field recordings made on the Morteratsch Glacier in Switzerland using hydrophones and self-made contact microphones. A photo book is included.

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The following is an explanation by Professor Christophe Girot, ETH Zurich.

"Rapid ice melting has greatly shaped the Alpine region in recent years. It is a visible phenomenon and a symbol of ongoing climate change. Christophe Girot, Professor of Landscape Architecture at ETH Zurich For the past three years, students from the course and the Department of Architecture have been documenting the melting landscape of the Morteratsch Glacier region using underwater microphones, self-made contact microphones, and large- and medium-format analogue photographs. In contrast to the eerie stillness of black-and-white photographs, the selection of works featured in this collection transforms the ephemeral beauty of glaciers into an intense sensory experience.
It provides a meaningful witness to the rapid changes occurring in the Alpine landscape. "

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Ask us for digital files. 12" Marbled vinyl. Edition of 500. Second edition including enhanced photo prints and a point cloud image of the glacier.

tracklist:

1. Freezing 01:36
2.Accumulation 02:25
3.Drone 01:43
4. Wind 01:56
5. Bubbles 02:02
6. Milk 01:58
7. River 01:38
8. Pond I 02:01
9. Pond II 02:01
10. Crevasse 01:50
11. Sand 01:58
12. Ablation 03:05

Christophe Girot:

Collective long-term documentation of the rapidly melting Morteratsch glacier in the Swiss alps through underwater and contact field recordings, and analogue photography. Recorded during the summers and winters of 2015-2018.

"Rapid ice melt has been profoundly shaping the alpine region in recent years. It has become an omnipresent and tangible phenomenon, and an iconic symbol of ongoing climate change. Over the past three years, the Chair of Landscape Architecture of Professor Christophe Girot and architecture students of ETH Zurich have been documenting the melting landscapes of the Morteratsch Glacier region, using underwater and self made contact microphones, as well as large- and medium- format analog photography. The sounds of the moving ice mass contrast with the eerie silence of the black and white pictures. The selection of works in this publication turn the evanescent beauty of the glacier into a strong sensory experience; they thus become meaningful witnesses of the rapid changes to come
in the alpine landscape."

Artist: Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies

Label : Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies