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Cape Farewell

Cape Farewell

Cape Farewell Expedition

Cape Farewell was created by David Buckland in 2001 to instigate a cultural response to climate change. Since then Cape Farewell has organised a series of expeditions of artists, communicators and scientists to the High Arctic. The results are published in a book, on the web in a blog, on a DVD of a show that aired on the BBC and throughout exhibitions where these artists have been invited. Behind the organisation is a belief that artists – with their unique vision and approach – can assist in a cultural values shift that engages the public in avoiding dangerous climate change.

Cape Farewell Blog

This blog is from the Cape Farewell expedition to Disko Bay and is not a live, but an historic blog of the artists’ experiences whilst on the trip. A fascinating dialogue is to be found here that sheds light on the artworks that were developed out of this experience.

Cape Farewell Touring Exhibition

Kathy Barber, Here Today, 2005 (Neon, solar panel, cabling, battery)

From the Cape Farewell expeditions comes the touring exhibition in London, Liverpool, Hamburg, Madrid, Tokyo  in 2006, 2007, 2008 and now Cranbrook, USA in 2010.

Shift Festival

Shift Festival, UK 2010

The Shift Festival was an event of the Cape Farewell Project which took place in London in January 2010, and played host to musicians, comedians, all responding to their Arctic experience and reflections on climate change.

Cape Farewell Artists

Antony Gormley and Peter Clegg, Three Made Places, 2005, (process)

The Cape Farewell Project has inspired many well-known artists to focus on climate change by taking them on an expedition with scientists to the High Arctic. Here you will find profiles on each of these artists and the work they developed, which has been subsequently shown in various exhibitions around the world.