B15AA

Antarctic ocean.Today we encountered B15AA, a slab of tabular ice that broke off of the Antarctic shore in 2000. Still floating, after all these years. When we arrived, the whole beast was covered in fog. But I managed to get a glimpse of this mysterious iceberg. With an icy halo! Strange how the weather changes around a large iceberg: windy and cold with rough seas. We do not want to get too close, it's dangerous.

The sun behind the fog casts a silvery light over the ocean. The silver sea.

Goal

On Wednesday, we will probably arrive at our goal at the northern shores of Antarctica. We got a satellite image in today. The weather is excellent and we are making good speed. Godspeed.
There is a lot of ice waiting for us, and today we got a taste of what is to come: Majesty !

Icebergs

Bluetooth

Godspeed

We have crossed Drake Passage and entered the Antarctic Ocean.
After breakfast, the first iceberg appeared: a tabular one: huge vertical walls of sea ice: 40 m. The weather is nice and sunny, sea is calm. Beautiful day.

Ægir

This huge mf is going down through the moon pool. It is a ROV or remotely operated vehicle. Ægir will go down approximately 2000m and explore the sea floor, take pictures and samples. We have a specialist crew with us to operate the beast.

Note: a moon pool is a hole in the ship to let divers and robots directly into the water. This way we do not have to cut through the ice first

"In Norse mythology, Ægir is a sea jötunn associated with the ocean. He is also known for being a friend of the gods and hosting elaborate parties for them." - Source: Wikipedia

About Ægir - Source Wiki

Drake Passage

Drake Passage, the roughest sea on the planet. We will sail for 8 more days before we meet the first icebergs. Some people on board have gotten seasick, one has been in bed for 2 days. Otherwise, all is well, good crew and group. The food onboard is excellent.
56º 43.050 S - 59º 43.343 W

Tierra del Fuego - Magellan Strait

We sailed this morning at 01:00h, after spare machine parts finally arrived at the ship. A Chilean pilote came on board and safely guided us out to sea.

Punta Arenas II

Update, due to delays with supplies, we will leave tomorrow after lunch.

Punta Arenas

Our ship is waiting for a slot in the harbour of Punta Arenas to take in supplies and fuel. We sail on Tuesday morning. Weather is windy and cold with beautiful light.

Antarctica

From February til middle of April
Norway - Chile - Antarctica - South Africa - Norway
More later.

Van februari tot midden april.
Noorwegen - Chili - Antarctica - Zuid Africa - Noorwegen
Meer later.

Job: decoration and wayfinding design on RV Kronprins Haakon (2017-2018)

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In cooperation with The Arctic University of Norway, the Norwegian Polar Institute & the Institute of Marine Research

Courtesy: Audun Rikardsen, Ole Salomonsen, Fredrik Broms, Espen Bergersen, Truls Tiller, Peter Bondo Christensen, Arvid Sveen, Tor Ivan Karlsen, Elvar Örn, Ann Kristin Balto, Marit Anne Hauan, Kartverket

About RV Kronprins Haakon

Type: Research vessel Tonnage: 9,145 GT Length: 100.382 m (329 ft) Beam: 21 m (69 ft) Draught: 8.666 m (28 ft) Depth: 10.408 m (34 ft) Ice class: Polar Class 3 Installed power: 2 × Bergen B32:40L6 (2 × 3,500 kW) 2 × Bergen B32:40L9 (2 × 5,000 kW) Propulsion: Diesel-el.; 2 Rolls-Royce US ARC 0.8 FP azimuth thrusters (2 × 5.5 MW) Two bow thrusters (2 × 1.1 MW) Range: 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) Endurance: 65 days at cruising speed Capacity: Accommodation for 55 in 38 cabins 1,180 m3 cargo hold 20 TEU containers Crew: 15–17 Aviation facilities: Helipad and hangar

RV Kronprins Haakon

The new icebreaker is here!

More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Kronprins_Haakon

Ewok country

Visiting Camille Seaman in San Fransisco.

St. Teresa in ecstacy

From cast, charcoal on Roma paper.

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (alternatively Saint Teresa in Ecstasy or Transverberation of Saint Teresa; in Italian: L'Estasi di Santa Teresa or Santa Teresa in estasi) is the central sculptural group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. It was designed and completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the leading sculptor of his day, who also designed the setting of the Chapel in marble, stucco and paint. It is generally considered to be one of the sculptural masterpieces of the High Roman Baroque. It pictures Teresa of Ávila.

Source: Wikipedia

London International Creative Competition 2015

Dear Rudi

It is my great pleasure to inform you that your work, Icebreaker, has been selected as a shortlist for the 2015 London International Creative Competition--Congratulations!

You can view the list at: http://licc.us/en/winners.php

You can print your Winner Certificate and Winner Seal from the "Winners Services" link on your LICC member page. 

Once again, congratulations for great work!

Sincerely,
Hossein Farmani
President, LICC

 

 

International Design Awards: Gold and Honorable Mention

Dear Rudi

Congratulations! We are happy to inform you that your work has been selected as a winner in the 8th Annual International Design Awards! We will be making the public announcement tomorrow and listing all the winners on the IDA Website, but we wanted to let you know the good news right away!

In the mean time, once again we congratulate you on your win, and we look forward to seeing more of your work in the future! Thank you for your participation and support of IDA.

Sincerely,
Hannah Lillethun
IDA Program Director
www.idesignawards.com

L’INCONNUE DE LA SEINE’

At the end of the 19th century, a young girl’s lifeless body was pulled from the river Seine in Paris near the quai François Mitterrand, which was then called quai du Louvre.

As no signs of violence could be found on her, it was decided she had committed suicide, with some stories suggesting it was a case of unrequited love that prompted her death.

The drowned woman was taken to the Paris Morgue for identification. At that time it was located behind Notre-Dame, where the unknown dead were displayed for the public to see and, it was hoped, identify. The Paris Morgue was a famous institution during its time, and attracted thousands of visitors every day until  it closed in 1907. Whether the unknown young woman was publicly exhibited at the morgue is not part of the story, however it was said that her smile was so compelling to a medical assistant at the morgue that he took an impression of her face, and the great numbers of plaster casts produced and sold came from this unknown young woman’s death mask.

Her delicate beauty became popular with artists and inspired visual and written works of art.

Courtesy: www.davinciinitiative.org

2 Bargue drawings

Brutus

on Swedish television!

http://www.svtplay.se/video/2641318/sverige/sverige-sasong-12-avsnitt-3