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Drinking Reflection (B​ú​ð​arh​á​ls hydroelectric power plant, Iceland)

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Blank spots on the map of biological and geological diversity
Unsuspected global implications lie hidden under the calm surface of the Búðarháls dam. The energy generated by the water flowing through hydroelectric power plants has always been considered clean and environment-friendly. In Iceland, hydroelectric power plants, together with geothermal power plants, are the dominant source of energy, and the country has earned a reputation for being environmentally conscious. However, a slightly different story is unfolding around the Búðarháls Dam.

Búðarháls is Iceland’s newest hydroelectric power plant. Along with five other plants, it is situated on the Þjórsá River. The network of dams, dominated by the largest of them, Kárahnjúkar, has sparked protests during the years of its construction. Hydroelectric dams contribute greatly to the destabilization of ecosystems and create large blank areas in the diverse map of living organisms.

Energy can serve many purposes. Power produced by Búðarháls and other dams is primarily intended to feed US-owned giant aluminium plants. Their environmental impact is in stark contrast to the country’s public claims in the area of nature conservation. Much of Iceland’s cheap electricity is gobbled up by giant data centres run by multinational companies lured in by the government. Iceland is becoming an energy start-up, having stumbled on a golden vein of power that the country is giving away almost for free.

At second glance, its price seems too high. Beneath the surface of the Búðarháls dam, we find evidence indicating something different than a smooth operation of infrastructure built on water. It points directly to the climate crisis itself, which knows no boundaries and has also affected Iceland, as apparent from the rapidly receding glaciers.

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I’m drinking my reflection
I'm all that arises and ceases

I’m drinking my reflection
I'm the rain
I'm the sea
The ocean
I’m the dam
The river that flows into it
I’m the stream that flows into the river
I'm the spring that turns into the creek
I’m a drop
A tear

My reflection is drinking me
I’m a drop
A tear
I'm the spring that turns into the creek
That turns into the river
That turns into the sea
That turns into the ocean
That turns into the rain

My reflection is drinking me
I'm all that arises and ceases.

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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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