Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
West
79°50'8.62"N, 7°23'41.41"E
Heading West to take more water samples with the CTD: measuring temperature and salinity.
Another blue ice picture, taken in front of the Wagonway glacier at Magdelenefjorden.
Heading West to take more water samples with the CTD: measuring temperature and salinity.
Another blue ice picture, taken in front of the Wagonway glacier at Magdelenefjorden.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Polar bear
Marginal ice zone, North of Spitsbergen.
Polar bear on the horizon, nose up, sniffing the air. Kokken is frying beef downstairs, smells good indeed. The bear is coming closer and closer, it is a young one, in good shape and well fed.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Magdelenefjorden
79°35'1.20"N - 10°24'14.13"E
Tonight, we sailed from the Fram Strait back to Spitsbergen and arrived at Amsterdam island, just outside Magdelenefjorden. The fjord was very foggy and ghostly.
We visited the former whaling station and graveyard at Smeerenburg, anno 1612, where British, Dutch and German whalers are buried. We went ashore with the Zodiacs and met some incredible blue ice underway.
Afterwards, we moved close to the glacier and stayed there for some hours. It is quiet, the only noise comes from the "clicking" ice: small bubbles of oxygen popping free during melting.
79°43'35.34"N - 11° 1'27.89"E
Next was a visit to another Dutch whaling station, anno 1614. There were 3 walruses lying around on the beach and farting away. And another trip to Virgo Beach with the Zodiacs.
It has been a very busy day. We will stay at Smeerenburg for some hours so everyone can send their emails. The coming days, we will sail north, into the polar ice.
Tonight, we sailed from the Fram Strait back to Spitsbergen and arrived at Amsterdam island, just outside Magdelenefjorden. The fjord was very foggy and ghostly.
We visited the former whaling station and graveyard at Smeerenburg, anno 1612, where British, Dutch and German whalers are buried. We went ashore with the Zodiacs and met some incredible blue ice underway.
Afterwards, we moved close to the glacier and stayed there for some hours. It is quiet, the only noise comes from the "clicking" ice: small bubbles of oxygen popping free during melting.
79°43'35.34"N - 11° 1'27.89"E
Next was a visit to another Dutch whaling station, anno 1614. There were 3 walruses lying around on the beach and farting away. And another trip to Virgo Beach with the Zodiacs.
It has been a very busy day. We will stay at Smeerenburg for some hours so everyone can send their emails. The coming days, we will sail north, into the polar ice.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Ice front
78°50'43.25"N - 2°50'42.74"E
We are surrounded by ice and looking for a big slab to put us down with the crane. It is beautiful sunny day and quiet, the ice breaks all waves. No seasickness today.
There is a large Spanish delegation of CSIC on board: scientist, journalists, writers and filmmakers, a very interesting group. Every day, we get lectures by the participants, about their work in relation to climate change.
We are surrounded by ice and looking for a big slab to put us down with the crane. It is beautiful sunny day and quiet, the ice breaks all waves. No seasickness today.
There is a large Spanish delegation of CSIC on board: scientist, journalists, writers and filmmakers, a very interesting group. Every day, we get lectures by the participants, about their work in relation to climate change.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Fram Strait
Sailing day
It is a rough sea outside and people are mostly in their cabins. White foamy waves hitting the ship, it is rocking and rolling. We are heading North-West, into the Fram Strait. Tonight, we will hit the ice front.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Hornsund
Strong wind and lots of drifting ice prevented us from going ashore today and visit the Polish station. It is a bright and sunny day. We sail into the fjord and it is absolutely beautiful: see Hornsund and die.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Barentsburg
Russian mining town, 400 people currently living there now.
Nice break with beer and vodka.
Pyramiden
Breakfast. We are in Billefjorden, close to the abandoned Russian settlement Pyramiden. We will go there today, if we find a way to get there. The fjord is full of ice and we will probably have to walk over it.
A ghost town in the middle of the Arctic. The Russians had a coal mine here from the seventies. In the middle of the nineties, Arktikugol, the company that ran the settlement, decided to shut it down and over 1000 people were evacuated in 4 days time. People literally put their spoons down at the dinner table and left. It is a complete self-supporting society: with its own powerplant, swimming pool, people's house, you name it.
It has a very sad aura.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Next expedition
From 22.5 until 31.5.2011
Arctic Tipping Points outreach cruise to Spitsbergen.
This time, we will be visiting most of the scientific stations and settlements on Spitsbergen, interview people and make reportages.
We are working on a book called Svalbard Life, richly illustrated with photographs, drawings and paintings. Authors are Paul Wassmann and Rudi Caeyers, and many other contributors.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Arctic Frontiers 2011
Arctic Frontiers conferentie is achter de rug, met duizenden bezoekers deze keer. De opwarming van de aarde en de milieuproblematiek komen steeds meer onder de aandacht.
Ons Arctic Tipping Points-boek over het Noordpoolgebied werd aan het grote publiek voorgesteld, een samenwerkingsproject tussen de Universiteit van Tromsø, het Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) en BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge, met steun van de Banco de Bilbao in Spanje. Op de foto hierboven zie je enkele deelnemers aan de conferentie, rechts de Noorse minister van buitenlandse zaken Jonas Gahr Støre met ons boek in de hand. Je kan het hele boek hier downloaden.
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The Arctic Frontiers conference is over and attracted thousands of participants. Global warming and environmental issues are high on the agenda.
Our Arctic Tipping Points book was also introduced to the public, a cooperation between the University of Tromsø, the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge, with support of the Banco de Bilbao in Spain.
On the above picture, you can see some participants to the conference and the Norwegian secretary of foreign affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, presenting our book.
The book can be downloaded here.
Links
University of Tromsø
Arctic Frontiers
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge
Monday, November 22, 2010
ICE - Pictures from expeditions
Open alle vrijdagen van 10u tot 20u
of op afspraak.
Tlf.: +32 14 542353 - +32 478 238507
You are kindly invited to the opening of my exhibition ICE - pictures of expeditions. Opening on Friday 10 December 2010 at 20:00h at Het Rijk der Zinnen, Polderstraat 28, Westerlo.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
20 posters
Offset print on 200gr/m2 Gallery Art glossy
UV-laquered
Format: 60 cm x 40 cm
Limited edition: 500 ex.
Price: 15 Euro, shipping included
For sale at artforsale.no
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20 posters met Arctische landschappen
Offset druk op 200gr/m2 Gallery Art glossy met UV-lak
Formaat: 60 cm x 40 cm
Beperkte oplage: 500 ex.
Prijs: 15 Euro, verzendkosten inclusief
Te koop op artforsale.no
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Exhibition - Tentoonstelling
ICE
Pictures from expeditions to the Arctic
Fine Arctic photography and linocut
rudicaeyers.com
Café G, opening 22 September 2010, 19:00h (til 21 October), Storgate 49, Tromsø
❆ Open Mon-Thu 10-02h, Fri 10-03h, Sat 11-03h
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