ICE BOOK large prints

note: The Ice Book images below have been printed and framed (approx. 3’ x 4’ or 90 x 120 cm each); please see the top two images for reference.

large prints of Ice Book sculptures: Archivally printed and framed in Belgium. Chromagenic prints on Baryta paper.

Ice Book sculptures: Hand-carved ice sculptures are embedded with local riparian seeds selected in consultation with botanists and stream ecologists. The Ice Books emphasize the necessity of communal effort, scientific knowledge, and artistic expression to focus on complex issues of climate disruption and watershed restoration. The ephemeral sculptures are launched into waterways during community events, and as the ice melts the seeds are released to help repair nearby riverbanks.

The Netherlands retrospective installation view of some of the Ice Book photographs. 2015. Photo by Bert Janssen.

note: Several of the works in the photos below were included as part of my 2015 retrospective Reading the River in the Netherands. Not all of the framed prints in this image are currently available, but all of the ones shown on this page below are available.

The Netherlands retrospective installation view of Cleo Reading Tome II photograph (last image below). 2015. Photo by Bert Janssen.

Geleenbeek Text. Geleenbeek, Limburg, the Netherlands, 2015

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54 x 36 in. framed (136 x 91 cm framed)

Geleenbeek Pond Book, detail of seeds. Geleenbeek, Limburg, the Netherlands, 2015

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

BOOK XVI: French Lavender (Lavandula dentata). Irrigation canal, Arles, France, 2008

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

BOOK XXIII: Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), detail. Nisqually River, Washington State; 2008

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47 x 36 in. framed (91 x 120 cm framed)

350. Río Grande, Questa, New Mexico, c. 2010

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

Ottawa River Book One: Red Maple (Acer rubrum), American Elm (Ulmus americana). Ottawa River, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2012

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

Ottawa River Book One: Red Maple (Acer rubrum), American Elm (Ulmus americana), detail of seeds. Ottawa River, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2012

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

Iris Seeds and Seed Pods Book. Big Wood River, Idaho, 2010

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

Cleo reading Tome II. Río Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009

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47 x 36 in. framed (120 x 91 cm framed)

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