{"id":7,"date":"2007-09-12T17:51:01","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.capefarewell.com\/voyage5\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2007-10-18T17:26:43","modified_gmt":"2007-10-18T17:26:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.capefarewell.com\/voyage5\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the voyage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greenland Voyage
\n23 September – 10 October 2007
\nLongyearbyen, Svalbard \u2013 Greenland \u2013 Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Greenland Voyage – Cape Farewell’s fourth art and science voyage and its most ambitious expedition to date – attempted to sail across\u00a0the 78th parallel to eastern Greenland, a passage only made possible due to the melting sea ice. Taking almost three weeks (23 September – 10 October), the expedition crossed the north Atlantic to the extreme frontline of climate change, then\u00a0sailed south to explore East Greenland’s Blosseville Coast.<\/p>\n

The expedition\u00a0brought together writers Vikram Seth and Dallas Murphy, comedian Marcus Brigstocke, artists Amy Balkin, Kathy Barber, David Buckland, Beth Derbyshire, Dan Harvey,\u00a0Vicky Long, Brian Jungen, Shiro Takatini, musicians Liam Frost and\u00a0Aminatu Goumar, and journalist Ben Jervey. Dr Simon Boxall of the National Oceanography Centre, along with Dr Carol Cotterill and Emily Venables monitored the robustness of the Gulf Stream and a media team including acclaimed environmental photographer and filmmaker, Nick Cobbing, director Caroline Ross-Pirie and cameraman Matt Wainwright documented the expedition and the most recent impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

The voyage crossed the Greenland Sea from Longyearbyen, Svalbard on the 78th parallel to the East Coast of Greenland. Unable to enter Scoresby Sund due to sea ice, the schooner Noorderlicht sailed\u00a0south to explore the coastal fjords\u00a0of the Blosseville Coast before crossing the Denmark Straits to complete the voyage in Akureyi, Iceland.<\/p>\n

The expedition is made in the spirit of a truly joint endeavor between the international arts and science communities.\u00a0Seven nationalities are represented on board; the UK, US, Canada, India, Japan, Sahara\u00a0and Australia. The team helped sail the schooner through the seas that hold the key to understanding changes in our weather patterns and climate.<\/p>\n

What\u00a0took place?<\/h4>\n
The Scientists<\/h5>\n

The scientists\u00a0mapped temperature, salinity and flow patterns along the 78th parallel, using state of the art technology to determine the strength and changes in the West Spitsbergen Current, warm salty Atlantic Water, and the returning cold east Greenland Current. By making comparisons with previous years\u2019 data they were able to\u00a0determine how serious the issues of ice melt and current change are becoming. These are issues that will directly affect everyone in the North Atlantic region. As\u00a0we tracked down the coast of Greenland they were also\u00a0able to measure how much freshwater is flowing into our seas due to glacial melt, causing sea level rises globally. During the Greenland Sea crossing\u00a0an Argo float was\u00a0deployed from the Noorderlicht, which will continue to make measurements of flow and temperature, and relay data via satellite for the next three years.<\/p>\n

The Artists<\/h5>\n

The artists\u00a0worked alongside\u00a0the scientists to learn about climate change and specifically about its impacts in the North Atlantic region. In response to the science and the Arctic environment, the art team\u00a0created work, some\u00a0pursuing projects already conceived such as Beth Derbyshire\u2019s video work Anthem<\/a>. Via\u00a0the daily video reports, blogs, and images they were able to communicate their experiences back to the website and\u00a0exhibitions at Southbank Centre and Eden Project.<\/p>\n

Following the voyage, Cape Farewell will support the artists in creating work inspired by the voyage.<\/p>\n

Want to know more?<\/h5>\n

Why Greenland? \u00bb<\/a>
\nMeet the crew \u00bb<\/a>
\nHow can I get involved? \u00bb<\/a>
\nExpedition partners and sponsors \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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