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As the Academy's first Affiliated Artist, Michael Bartalos presents the series of work he's creating using recycled materials from polar research facilities in Antarctica to inspire sustainability worldwide.
January 24, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Robert Scott's Discovery team suffered during their two years at Hut Point. There was snow blindness, frostbite, and Shackleton himself was sent home with a debilitating case of scurvy midway through...
January 23, 2009
Michael Bartalos
I've been offered a few extra days in McMurdo past today's originally-s
January 22, 2009
Michael Bartalos
It's a short walk from Shackleton's hut to the most southerly pengu
January 21, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Today I visited Cape Royds, about 20 miles (32 km) north of McMurdo Station.
January 20, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Back in this blog's first post, I introduced Aurora Australis, the first book ever published in Antarctica.
January 19, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Scott Base is New Zealand's research station here on Ross Island.
January 18, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Here are a few of the many items I've acquired for my project so far.
January 17, 2009
Michael Bartalos
Out towards the summer housing barracks, a profusion of tri-walls and
January 16, 2009
Michael Bartalos
There's a lot of exciting science happening here at the South Pole, much of it astrophysics. The Pole's dry atmosphere, deep ice sheet, uninterrupted cycles of night and day, high altitude (9,301...