In the Zone of Ablation

December 20, 2006 2:41 pm UTC

William Shackelford

Please download Adobe Flash Player to access this content. In the Zone of Ablation - conflicting views of Global Warming

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"In the Zone of Ablation" is an installation piece I created to compare and contrast differing opinions about Global Warming in the United States in late 2005. The work consists of a slab of ice suspended by three bolts over a water collection system below. On the melting ice is projected an image of a SUV that drives across the slab of ice at a high rate of speed.

To contrast the melting of ice I used audio of University of Alabama Climatologist John Christy describing global warming effects as being minimal. (special thanks to John Christy for his direction)