In February 2025, we, Aurora, Romain, and Vincent, are traveling from France to join ILLU Residency and immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of Greenland. We are working on QAQORTOQ, an immersive performance combining theater, music, and sound creation, inspired by Inuit culture, Arctic landscapes, and contemporary climate issues. We are eager to discover, learn, …
Project Objectives As lead artist, Brian will work with Emile Holba to create a series of photographic portraits, and Charles Monroe-Kane to record conversational interviews with community members. This work will document their stories and impressions of ice, its importance, the changing environment, and their personal stories. All interviews will be conducted via an interpreter/translator …
Anna Lindal
Camille and Adrien are here to produce a series of written and audio portraits of Illulisat's inhabitants, in order to give voice to a number of aspects of the town's daily life and a number of issues specific to the area - such as fishing, recent developments in tourism, access to education and global warming. …
Skade Henriksen, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen Siri Veland, researcher in Climate, Environment and Sustainability, NORCE
Jessie Kleemann
We will conduct fieldwork near Ilulissat to study iceberg drift and melt processes. To track iceberg movement, we will attach GPS trackers directly to the icebergs, while separate ocean drifters will be deployed to measure surrounding currents. This will enable us to evaluate the impact of wind and ocean circulation on iceberg drift. Additionally, we will …
