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Art exhibition, Antarctica style

Angie Frederickson
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Orna Feinstein

Orna Feinstein

When local mixed-media artist Orna Feinstein (pictured, front center) planned a cruise to Antarctica with friend Antje Rietsch, she didn’t expect it to turn into an art exhibition. While she was packing for the adventure, Orna decided to throw in some art supplies to occupy free time on the ship, and she ended up creating 10 collages of monoprints while onboard. During her 25-year art career, much of her artwork has focused on trees in nature, and she brought that theme to her creations on the ship in a collection she titled “The Presence of Absence,” as a nod to the absence of trees in Antarctica. When the ship reached Snow Hill Island, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, the normally extreme weather settled down and travelers disembarked during a patch of sunshine and mild wind. A group of fellow travelers held up the works of art while Orna stood in the center with the title of the collection, and “The Presence of Absence” officially became the first solo art exhibition on the island.

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