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Blockbuster (Glacier lagoon Fjalls​á​rl​ó​n, Iceland)

from Future Landscapes by fyield

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The glacial lake is changing in the face of an unstoppable process that is robbing us of history
The Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland is living proof that the Vatnajökull glacier is disappearing. The slow movement in the reservoir of melted ice and the a rich array of sounds bear witness to the consequences of climate change in a country where glaciers have been an integral part of life and a symbol of the unrivalled power of nature.

Vatnajökull is Europe’s largest glacier, which took over 4000 years to form. Its ice is imprinted with a long history of natural processes, volcanic life and human activity. It is waning rapidly due to rising global temperatures. It may suffer a similar fate to the many other glaciers that disappeared forever from the surface of Iceland over the last few decades.

The melting of the glaciers is not only causing loss of information about millennia of our history stored in the ice like on a hard drive and a rise in sea levels that has so far seemed so slow and distant. It is also turning Iceland into a kind of a laboratory for testing the problems that the future will bring, reflecting on the interconnectedness of the elements of nature and human infrastructures.

Glaciers that cover at least a tenth of the island’s surface form the largest water reservoir in Iceland. Therefore, their rapid melting threatens the future availability of water needed by the local energy industry. Some of Iceland’s largest hydroelectric power plants depend on glacier-fed rivers. As the glaciers melt, more water flows into hydropower plants. In the second half of this century, however, the volume of water may start to decrease and the plants too will hit the bottom.

Icelanders like to call their island “the land of fire and ice” in homage to the glaciers and volcanoes that have shaped its otherworldly landscape. The Fjallsárlón lagoon is a warning that Iceland might be reduced to the first of these attributes – a land of fire. This is not a hyperbole about the risk of droughts. When glaciers melt, the pressure they exerted on the volcanic systems gets released. As a result, the activity of the island's volcanoes increases, which entails further danger. The eruption of volcanoes with glacial ice sheets can cause widespread melting of the ice, leading to unprecedented floods.

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5000 years
Old memories
5000 years
Old stories
Planetary library
Preserved for centuries
Melting into oblivion

Layer after layer
Dirty past
Bleeding into the present

Ancient air
In deep decay
Traces of what we were
Float away

When it dissolves
Will we break free
From history?

The blockbuster
Of blockbusters
A spectacle of decadence
Overflowing evidence
Broadcasted live
Right in front of our eyes
Right in front of us

In an entertaining show
We’re touching our own
Doom.

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from Future Landscapes, released October 31, 2022

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fyield Prague, Czechia

In their new music project Václav Havelka, Pan Thorarensen and Kryštof Kříček fuse music composed of sounds from selected natural and industrial locations in the Czech and Icelandic landscapes with electronics, beats and music instruments.

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