Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice

Translator: Laura T. Reviewer: Kristaps Kadiķis

As an artist,

Kā māksliniecei

connection is very important to me.

man ļoti nozīmīga ir saikne.

Through my work I'm trying to articulate

Caur saviem darbiem es cenšos uzsvērt to,

that humans are not separate from nature

ka cilvēki nav nošķirti no dabas

and that everything is interconnected.

un ka viss ir savā starpā saistīts.

I first went to Antarctica almost 10 years ago,

Pirmo reizi es devos uz Antarktiku pirms gandrīz 10 gadiem,

where I saw my first icebergs.

kur ieraudzīju savus pirmos aisbergus.

I was in awe.

Es sajutu bijību.

My heart beat fast, my head was dizzy,

Mana sirds sitās strauji, mana galva bija apreibusi,

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

cenšoties aptvert to, kas atrodas manā priekšā.

The icebergs around me

Aisbergi ap mani

were almost 200 feet out of the water,

bija gandrīz 200 pēdu ārā no ūdens.

and I could only help but wonder

Es varēja tik vien kā brīnīties,

that this was one snowflake

ka tā bija sniegpārsla

on top of another snowflake,

uz sniegpārslas,

year after year.

gadu pēc gada.

Icebergs are born

Aisbergi rodas,

when they calve off of glaciers

tiem atdaloties no šļūdoņiem

or break off of ice shelves.

vai nolūztot no šelfa ledājiem.

Each iceberg has its own individual personality.

Katram aisbergam ir sava raksturīga personība.

They have a distinct way

Tiem ir īpašs veids,

of interacting with their environment

kā mijiedarboties ar to vidi

and their experiences.

un sava pieredze.

Some refuse to give up

Daži atsakās padoties

and hold on to the bitter end,

un turas līdz pašām beigām,

while others can't take it anymore

kamēr citi vairāk nespēj izturēt

and crumble in a fit of dramatic passion.

un sairst dramatiskā ciešanu lēkmē.

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

Skatoties uz aisbergu, ir viegli domāt,

that they're isolated,

ka tie ir izolēti,

that they're separate and alone,

ka tie ir nošķirti un vientuļi.

much like we as humans sometimes view ourselves.

Lielā mērā kā mēs, cilvēki, reizēm iedomājamies sevi.

But the reality is far from it.

Bet realitāte ne tuvu nav tāda.

As an iceberg melts,

Aisbergam kūstot,

I am breathing in

es ieelpoju tā

its ancient atmosphere.

senatnīgo atmosfēru.

As the iceberg melts,

Aisbergam kūstot,

it is releasing mineral-rich fresh water

tas atbrīvo minerāliem bagātu svaigu ūdeni,

that nourishes many forms of life.

kas baro daudzas dzīvības formas.

I approach photographing these icebergs

Mana pieeja šo aisbergu fotografēšanā

as if I'm making portraits of my ancestors,

ir kā uzņemot savu senču portretus,

knowing that in these individual moments

zinot, ka šajos īpašajos brīžos

they exist in that way

tie eksistē tādā veidā

and will never exist that way again.

un nekad vairs tā neeksistēs.

It is not a death when they melt;

Tā nav nāve, kad tie izkūst;

it is not an end,

tās nav beigas,

but a continuation

bet gan viņu ceļa turpinājums

of their path through the cycle of life.

cauri dzīves ciklam.

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

Daļa aisbergu ledus, ko es fotografēju, ir ļoti jauns,

a couple thousand years old.

pāris tūkstošus gadu vecs.

And some of the ice

Daļa ledus

is over 100,000 years old.

ir vairāk kā 100 000 gadu vecs.

The last pictures I'd like to show you

Pēdējie attēli, ko vēlētos jums parādīt,

are of an iceberg that I photographed

ir no aisberga, ko fotografēju

in Qeqetarsuaq, Greenland.

Kekertsuatsiakā, Grenlandē.

It's a very rare occasion

Tā ir ļoti reta izdevība,

that you get to actually witness

kad var pieredzēt,

an iceberg rolling.

ka aisbergs pārvietojas.

So here it is.

Te nu tas ir.

You can see on the left side a small boat.

Kreisajā pusē redzama maza laiva.

That's about a 15-foot boat.

Tā ir apmēram 15 pēdas liela laiva.

And I'd like you to pay attention

Vēlos, lai jūs pievērstu uzmanību

to the shape of the iceberg

aisberga formai,

and where it is at the waterline.

un tam, kur tas atrodas uz ūdenslīnijas.

You can see here, it begins to roll,

Šeit jūs varat redzēt, ka tas sāk velties,

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

un laiva ir pārvietojusies uz otru pusi, un vīrietis stāv te.

This is an average-size Greenlandic iceberg.

Tas ir vidēja lieluma Grenlandes aisbergs.

It's about 120 feet above the water,

Tas ir apmēram 120 pēdas jeb 40 metrus

or 40 meters.

virs ūdens.

And this video is real time.

Šis ir reāla laika video.

(Music)

(Mūzika)

And just like that,

Šādi vien

the iceberg shows you a different side of its personality.

aisbergs parāda jums citu savas personības pusi.

Thank you.

Paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)