Arctic Edge Effects – A Summer on Spitzbergen

What could it mean, ecologically, socially and economically speaking, to make one’s home at the outermost edge of the inhabitable world? This presentation by PhD candidate Anne-Sophie Balzer is a recollection of a summer spent on the Arctic archipelago and an introduction of three place-based artistic projects (unfinished, ongoing) that deal with the impacts of human infrastructure in Longyearbyen, a town that labels itself a sustainable destination.  

The event is part of the program of the Public Climate School at the University of Augsburg.