Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung | Gregor Sailer: The Polar Silk Road

14. Januar 2023 - 2. April 2023

Gregor Sailer (*1980 in Österreich), bekannt für seine komplexen Langzeitprojekte, hat sich in den letzten vier Jahren intensiv mit der Arktis beschäftig. Bei Temperaturen bis zu -55 °C hat er in Kanada, Norwegen, Grönland und Island analoge Fotografien gemacht. In seiner neuen Werkserie The Polar Silk Road befasst sich Sailer mit den klimatischen Veränderungen der arktischen Regionen und ihrer wirtschaftlichen Nutzung sowie den territorialen Ansprüchen der Anrainerstaaten.

Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung | Gregor Sailer: The Polar Silk Road

January 14, 2023 - April 2, 2023

Gregor Sailer (*1980 in Austria), known for his complex long-term projects, has spent the last four years working intensively on the Arctic. At temperatures as low as -55°C, he has taken analog photographs in Canada, Norway, Greenland and Iceland. In his new series of works The Polar Silk Road, Sailer deals with the climatic changes of the Arctic regions and their economic use as well as the territorial claims of the riparian states.

Gregor Sailer, Port of Kirkenes, Barents Sea, Finnmark, Norway, 2021, C-Print, 100 x 126 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, EISCAT II, Ramfjordmoen, Norway, 2020, C-Print, 100 x 126 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Miðnesheiði Radar Site I, NATO Icelandic Air Defense System, Iceland, 2021, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Norwegian Observation Post OP 247, Norwegian-Russian Border, 2021, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Underground Submarine Deep Water Dock, Olavsvern Naval Base, Tromsø, Norway, 2022, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Þeistareykir Geothermal Power Station XI, Silencer, Iceland, 2021, C-Print, 30 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Military Facility V, Norwegian Armed Forces, Andøya, Norway, 2020, C-Print, 100 x 126 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Stokksnesi Radar Site I, NATO Icelandic Air Defense System, Iceland, 2021, C-Print, 100 x 126 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, EastGRIP XXVIII, Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet, Ice Core Project, 2019, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, EastGRIP XXI, Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet, Ice Core Project, 2019, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Ammunition Depot I, Olavsvern Underground Naval Base, Tromsø, Norway, 2022, C-Print, 40 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer
Gregor Sailer, Krafla Geothermal Power Station VII, Iceland, 2021, C-Print, 30 x 50 cm © Gregor Sailer