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As the Academy's first Affiliated Artist, Michael Bartalos presents the series of work he's creating using recycled materials from polar research facilities in Antarctica to inspire sustainability worldwide.
January 26, 2014
Michael Bartalos
Antarctic Item 027 is also from Marble Point. Held in the air, the wire strand's graceful curve echoes the slopes of nearby Mount Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano.
December 27, 2013
Michael Bartalos
Antarctic Item 026 may be as old as the outpost that housed it. The 12-inch length of bunched wire comes from Marble Point station, established by U.S.
April 25, 2013
Michael Bartalos
In 1908 the crew of Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition occupied themselves over the dark Antarctic winter in part by producing Aurora Australis, the first book written, printed, ill