Echoes in the Ice is a unique exhibition of contemporary collages of Antarctic explorers. They dynamically illustrate the heroism, endurance and individuality of explorers from many countries in humanity’s quest to discover the secrets of the Earth’s Southern Polar region.

For the first time visual artist and documentary film director Rik van Glintenkamp has used the art of the collage to trace historic events. The exploration of Antarctica, its ecology and history, are melded with portraits, profiles, and personal effects of the heroic and sometimes bizarre minded explorers. These divergent elements are presented in visually dynamic ways. The technique is similar to the contemporary concept of interrelated web sites, and to film, which happens to be the mainspring of this collection.

The portraits are combined with reproductions of historic diaries, letters, maps, charts, drawings and photographs to create a multi-faceted impression of each explorer. They take the viewer on an exciting visual journey through two hundred and fifty years of Antarctic history, from Captain Cook to Admiral Byrd.