Artwork Title: Vatnajokull (the sound of)

Vatnajokull (the sound of)

Katie Paterson

An underwater microphone lead into Jökulsárlón lagoon - an outlet glacial lagoon of Vatnajökull, filled with icebergs - connected to an amplifier, and a mobile-phone, which created a live phone line to the glacier. The number +44(0)7757001122 could be called from any telephone in the world, the listener put through to Vatnajökull. A white neon sign of the phone number hung in the gallery space.
Uploaded on Oct 1, 2014 by Janet Chung

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