As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road
THESE chilly and chilling images, taken within the Arctic circle, capture the economic and geopolitical tensions that are only growing in the region as global warming accelerates. They come from photographer Gregor Sailer’s latest project, The Polar Silk Road.
Its title refers to new routes that are being carved out across the region to facilitate trade between the US, western Europe and east Asia. At sea, this has only become possible as more ice melts.The Arctic is home to many research and military bases. The photographs above highlights military outposts. The main image is the Norwegian Observation Post 247, on the country’s border with Russia.
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