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Fractures (E72)

by SIMON WHETHAM

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about

A car journey. two silent passengers.
it’s morning, but dark.Very dark; a visit to
a glacier, alone, finding shelter from the
arctic winds in cracks and fissures; a long
tunnel, a huge walled canopy. Are these
interior or exterior spaces? Seljalandsfoss,
Gullfoss and Skogafoss; A rift valley at
Þingvellir where the North American and
Eurasian tectonic plates meet. The river
flows down into the valley, where a frozen
lake begins to thaw in the sunlight; two
friends venture out to find Glymur, the
highest waterfall in Iceland, braving
mountain rivers and sheer cliffs, but are
unable to reach their goal; Chunks of ice
and snow collide in a river torrent.

In early 2007 Simon (alongside visual
artists Kathryn Thomas and Tamany Baker)
was invited to exhibit his work in Reykjavik
City Hall, as part of the annual Winter Lights
Festival. During this visit he explored the
Icelandic countryside and city streets,
making new recordings.These form the basis
of Fractures. The title is an obvious reference
to the glacial landscape of Iceland, but also
to the tension within the group of artists
during the trip.

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released October 2, 2020

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