Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice

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As an artist,

Kao umjetnici,

connection is very important to me.

povezanost mi je vrlo važna.

Through my work I'm trying to articulate

Kroz svoj rad pokušavam artikulirati

that humans are not separate from nature

kako ljudi nisu odvojeni od prirode

and that everything is interconnected.

i kako je sve međupovezano.

I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,

Prvi put sam otišla na Antarktiku prije gotovo 10 godina,

where I saw my first icebergs.

gdje sam vidjela svoje prve sante leda.

I was in awe.

Osjećala sam strahopoštovanje.

My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,

Moje srce je kucalo brzo, vrtjelo mi se u glavi,

trying to comprehend what it was that stood in front of me.

pokušavajući shvatiti što je to što je stajalo ispred mene.

The icebergs around me

Sante leda oko mene

were almost 200 feet out of the water,

su bile gotvo 60 metara iznad vode.

and I could only help but wonder

I jedino sam mogla razmišljati

that this was one snowflake

kako je to jedna pahulja snijega

on top of another snowflake,

na vrhu druge pahulje snijega,

year after year.

godinu za godinom.

Icebergs are born

Sante leda se rađaju

when they calve off of glaciers

kada se odvoje od glečera

or break off of ice shelves.

ili kada se otkinu od ledenih polica.

Each iceberg has its own individual personality.

Svaka santa leda ima svoju vlastitu osobnost.

They have a distinct way

Imaju poseban način

of interacting with their environment

komuniciranja sa svojom okolinom

and their experiences.

i svojim iskustvima.

Some refuse to give up

Neke odbijaju odustati

and hold on to the bitter end,

i drže se sve do gorkog kraja,

while others can't take it anymore

dok druge ne mogu više podnijeti

and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.

i smrve se na vrhuncu dramske strasti.

It's easy to think, when you look at an iceberg,

Lako je pomisliti, kada promatrate santu leda,

that they're isolated,

kako su one izolirane,

that they're separate and alone,

kako su one odvojene i usamljene,

much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.

veoma nalik na način na koji mi ljudi nekada vidimo sami sebe.

But the reality is far from it.

Ali stvarnost je daleko od toga.

As an iceberg melts,

Kako se santa leda topi,

I am breathing in

udišem njezinu

its ancient atmosphere.

drevnu atmosferu.

As the iceberg melts,

Kako se santa leda topi,

it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water

ispušta svježu vodu bogatu mineralima

that nourishes many forms of life.

koja njeguje mnoge oblike života.

I approach photographing these icebergs

Pristupam fotografiranju tih santi

as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,

kao da pravim portrete svojih predaka,

knowing that in these individual moments

znajući kako u tim pojedinim trenucima

they exist in that way

oni postoje na taj način

and will never exist that way again.

i više nikada neće na taj način postojati.

It is not a death when they melt;

Nije smrt kada se otope;

it is not an end,

nije kraj,

but a continuation

već nastavak

of their path through the cycle of life.

njihovog putovanja kroz krug života.

Some of the ice in the icebergs that I photograph is very young --

Neki led u santama koje sam fotografirala je veoma mlad --

a couple thousand years old.

nekoliko tisuća godina star.

And some of the ice

A neki led

is over 100,000 years old.

je preko 100.000 godina star.

The last pictures I'd like to show you

Posljednje fotografije koje vam želim pokazati

are of an iceberg that I photographed

su fotografije sante leda koju sam fotografirala

in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.

u Kekertsuatsiaku, na Grenlandu.

It's a very rare occasion

Veoma je rijetka prilika

that you get to actually witness

zapravo svjedočiti

an iceberg rolling.

kotrljanju sante leda.

So here it is.

Dakle, evo je.

You can see on the left side a small boat.

S lijeve strane možete vidjeti mali brodić.

That's about a 15-foot boat.

To je brod od otprilike 4,5 metara.

And I'd like you to pay attention

I željela bih da obratite pozornost

to the shape of the iceberg

na oblik te sante leda

and where it is at the waterline.

i gdje se nalazi na vodenoj liniji.

You can see here, it begins to roll,

Možete vidjeti ovdje, počinje se kotrljati

and the boat has moved to the other side, and the man is standing there.

i brod se premjestio na drugu stranu, a čovjek stoji tamo.

This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.

Ovo je prosječno velika santa leda na Grenlandu.

It's about 120 feet above the water,

Nalazi se otprilike 120 stopa iznad vode,

or 40 meters.

ili 40 metara.

And this video is real time.

A ovaj video je stvarno vrijeme.

(Music)

(Glazba)

And just like that,

I jednako poput toga,

the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.

santa leda vam pokazuje drugu stranu svoje osobnosti.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)