Being there

There is something about experiencing Antarctica that can change people for ever.

As Bill Burch writes, in his last message from Antarctica:

You can see it in their eyes, their whole bearing; they are a class of people quietly and unconsciously set apart from others by what they have seen and done as a shared experience, whether it be only via round trips, summers, or the ultimate, a winter in Antarctica. As one fellow traveller put it, “you cannot really find the words to describe what Antarctica does to you, it has to be experienced”.

He validates my own experience in Antarctica, of connection with every where and every one, when he writes:

New friendships forged on the ice are being reinforced by exchanges of addresses to all points of the compass linked with promises to visit.

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I have made similar friendships at Sur Polar.

Like an Antarctic expedition, we were a small and transient community, sharing observations and experiences. We did this though our art and science. Words were not always necessary.

I agree that “you cannot really find the words to describe what Antarctica does to you, it has to be experienced”.

My objects and animations will have to speak for themselves. And I will try to write.