Seaman states, "The Last Iceberg is one piece of a larger project entitled "Melting Away" which documents the polar regions of our planet, their environments, life forms, history of human exploration and the communities that work and live there.
Nick Cave once sang, "All things move toward their end." Icebergs give the impression of doing just that, in their individual way much as humans do; they have been created of unique conditions and shaped by their environments to live a brief life in a manner solely their own. Some go the distance traveling for many years slowly being eroded by time and the elements; others get snagged on the rocks and are whittled away by persistent currents. Still others dramatically collapse in fits of passion and fury.
The Last Iceberg chronicles just a handful of the many thousands of icebergs that are currently headed to their end. I approach the images of icebergs as portraits of individuals, much like family photos of my ancestors. I seek a moment in their life in which they convey their unique personality, some connection to our own experience and a glimpse of their soul, which endures."
These images were made in both the Arctic regions of Svalbard, Greenland, and Antarctica. Seaman's first-ever solo museum exhibition took place at the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, December 1, 2007 through June 1, 2008.
This long-awaited publication, the artist's first monograph, is finally available and worth the wait. Chronicling Seaman's first portfolio The Last Iceberg, with insightful text by leading environmentalist and best-selling author Paul Hawken. Seaman states, "The Last Iceberg is one piece of a larger project entitled "Melting Away" which documents the polar regions of our planet, their environments, life forms, history of human exploration and the communities that work and live there."
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