Picture the great white continent stretching out before you. Imagine the silence. Listen to the polar wind whispering as it whistles across this vast continent and hear the faint sound of the ice gently creaking and sighing.
Now imagine a vast canvas of silence painted with sound bytes. Imagine the pristine landscapes of Antarctica, brought alive with surreal snippets of sound like the squabble of a penguin rookery and the snorts and bellows of a seal, and transport all of this to an exhibition in New Zealand!
Sound surreal? It is, and it’s incredible. Antarctica ‘The Big Ice Exploration’ is now open at ‘Our City O-Tautahi’ in Christchurch and runs until midday on Saturday Oct 27th 2007. So if you’re heading to New Zealand for your holiday this autumn then make sure you visit this amazing free exhibition.
Electroacoustic artist Dr Chris Cree Brown believes that no place else on Earth can offer such 
a heightened sense of sound as in Antarctica. Now you can experience an insight into this phenomena as you listen to his ‘Under Erebus’ composition which is currently playing in the Artist’s Gallery at the ‘Our City O-Tautahi’ building in Christchurch, in conjunction with the ‘Antarctica The Big Ice’ Exploration.
This inspirational science exhibition examines the role of protecting Antarctica’s history and explores the Antarctic Treaty and International Polar Year in 2007 – 2008. If you’re visiting Christchurch in September or October then make sure you visit this informative and exciting exhibition as part of your holiday.
If you’d like to experience the vastness and surreal phenomena of Antarctica first hand then why not take a look at our range of expedition voyages through Antarctica or read the latest News from Nikki’s Antarctic Blog. Or if you’re feeling inspired to travel to the land of the long white cloud then browse our extensive range of holidays in New Zealand and soon you could be enjoying this surreal Antarctic exhibition in Christchurch! To get the low down on all things kiwi don’t forget to visit Pam’s New Zealand Blog.
For further details of the ‘Antarctica The Big Ice’ exhibition visit the ‘Our City O-Tautahi’ website.
Or read the full review about this fascinating exhibition online at Scoop News.
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