Giulia Foscari (Italian, b.1980) and UNLESS (Germany, est.2019), in collaboration with Arcangelo Sassolino (Italian, b.1967), D-Air Lab, Dainese (Italy, est.1972), David Vaughan (UK, b.1962) of British Antarctic Survey (UK, est.1962), Lars Müller Publishers (Switzerland, est.1983), Scott Polar Research Institute (UK, est.1920), and The Polar Lab (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, UK, est.2018)
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Description
Accounting for approximately 10% of the land mass of Planet Earth, Antarctica is a Global Commons we collectively neglect. Far from being a pristine natural landscape, the continent is a contested territory which conceals not only resources that might prove irresistible in a world with ever-increasing population growth but also scientific data crucial to inform future environmental policies. The kilometresthick stratum of ice that has accumulated on its bedrock for millions of years, equivalent to around 70% of the fresh water on our planet, represents both an indispensable resource for human survival and the greatest menace to global coastal settlements threatened by the rise in sea levels induced by anthropogenic global warming.
Antarctic Resolution urges the construction of a high-resolution image focusing on the continent’s unique geography, unparalleled scientific potential, geopolitical significance, experimental governance system, and extreme inhabitation model. Aspiring to broadcast knowledge on the continent and mobilise future generations to undertake a true Antarctic resolution, with Antarctic Resolution, Giulia Foscari / UNLESS aspire to launch a platform, an agency for change, in which planetary citizens can engage in a coordinated and unanimous effort —independent of nation — to shape the future of Antarctica, and, in turn, of our planet.
WITH THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF
D-Air Lab
Fondazione Giuseppe e Pericle Lavazza
Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation (TBA21)
Production credits
Giulia Foscari / UNLESS
UNLESS team: Eleonora Cappuccio, Sonja Draskovic, Giulia Foscari (founder and director), Giulio Marchetti, Antonella Mariani, Ines Molinari, Olimpia Presutti, Sabrina Syed, Olympia Simopoulou, Lloyd Sukgyo Lee, Federica Sofia Zambeletti (Antarctic Resolution project manager)
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Artwork: Arcangelo Sassolino, developed in collaboration with UNLESS
Scientific data: David Vaughan (British Antarctic Survey)
Production: Maurizio Munari, Ermene Spagnolo, Diego Chilò
Call for Action
Research, Curation and Production: Giulia Foscari / UNLESS
Antarctic Atlas: Polar Lab (directors: Francesco Bandarin, Sol Camacho, Juan Du, Giulia Foscari, Arturo Lyon, Florencia Rodriguez)
Expert Contributors: Doaa Abdel-Motaal (World Trade Organisation), Conrad Anker (Mountaineer), Carlo Barbante (University Ca’ Foscari), James N. Barnes (Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition), Thomas, Barningham (British Antarctic Survey), Carlo Baroni (University of Pisa), Susan Barr (International Council on Monuments and Sites), Elisa Bergami (University of Siena), Marcelo Bernal (ARQZE Ltd), Anne-Marie Brady (University of Canterbury), Ralf Brauner (Jade University of Applied Sciences), Cassandra M. Brooks (University of Colorado Boulder), Shaun T. Brooks (University of Tasmania), Hugh Broughton (Hugh Broughton Architects), Bert Bücking (bof Architekten), David Burrows (Environmental Systems Research Institute), Sanjay Chaturverdi (South Asian University), Swhadheet Chaturvedi (Architectural Association School of Architecture), Christy Collis (Queensland University of Technology), Peter Convey (British Antarctic Survey), Geoff Cooper (United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust), Gabriele Coppi (University of Pennsylvania), Ilaria Corsi (University of Siena), Lino Dainese (Dainese and D-Air Lab), Klaus Dodds (Royal Holloway, University of London), Julian Dowdeswell (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University), Chris Drury (Artist), Juan Du (The University of Hong Kong), Graeme Eagles (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Tess Egan (Australian Antarctic Division), Alexey A. Ekaykin (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute), Fausto Ferraccioli (British Antarctic Survey), Joe Ferraro (Ferraro Choi and Associates), James Rodger Fleming (Boston University), Adrian Fox (British Antarctic Survey), William L. Fox (Nevada Museum of Art), Bob Frame (University of Canterbury), Peter T. Fretwell (British Antarctic Survey), Lutz Frisch (Artist), Jacopo Gabrielli (National Research Council), Hartwig Gernandt (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Andrew J. Gerrard (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Neil Gilbert (Constantia Consulting), El Glasberg (New York University), Karsten Gohl (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Francis Halzen (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Kael Hansen (Wisconsin IceCube, Particle Astrophysics Center), Teasel Muir-Harmony (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution), Ursula Harris (Australian Antarctic Data Centre), Judith Hauck (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Robert Headland (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University), Beth Healey (European Space Agency), Alan D. Hemmings (University of Canterbury), Alfred Hiatt (Queen Mary University of London), Gretchen Hoffman (University of California, Santa Barbara), Adrian Howkins (University of Bristol), Kevin A. Hughes (British Antarctic Survey), Andrew T. Hynous (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Julia Jabour (University of Tasmania), Stéphanie Jenouvrier (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), Solan Jensen (Quark Expeditions), Kevin Johnson (University of California, Santa Barbara), Andrea Kavanaugh (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Daniel Kiss (Architectural Association School of Architecture), Georg Kleinschmidt (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Alexander, Klepikov (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute), Peter Landschützer (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology), Louis John Lanzerotti (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Elizabeth Leane (University of Tasmania), Sang-Lem Lee (Space Group), Inti Ligabue (Giancarlo Ligabue Foundation), Daniela Liggett (University of Canterbury), Bryan Lintott (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University), Vladimir Lipenkov (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute), Cornelia Lüdecke (University of Hamburg), James Masden (Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center), Craig McCormack (University of Western Australia), Tony McGlory (Ramboll), Hans-Jürgen Meyer (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Joseph Micallef (Military.com), Christel Misund-Domaas (University of Tromsø), Nicholas de Monchaux (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Chiara Montanari (Antarctic Expedition Leader), Michael Morrison (Purcell), John Nelson (Environmental Systems Research Institute), Camilla Nichol (United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust), Miranda Nieboer (University of Tasmania), Dirk Notz (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology), Shaun O’Boyle (Photographer), Madeleine O’Keefe (IceCube Neutrino Observatory), Lucy + Jorge Orta (Artists), Lawrence A. Palinkas (University of Southern California), Scott Parazynski (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Carolina Passos (RADDAR), Michael Pearson (International Council on Monuments and Sites, International Polar Heritage Committee), Francesco Pellegrino (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Rick Petersen (OZ Architecture, Inc.), Katherina Petrou (University of Technology Sydney), Andrea Piñones (Austral University of Chile), Jean-Yves Pirlot (Council of European Geodetic Surveyors), Ceisha Poirot (Antarctica New Zealand), Jean de Pomereu (Photographer), Alexander Ponomarev (Artist, Antarctic Biennale), Brian Rauch (Washington University in St. Louis), Ron Roberts (Kingston University), Donald R. Rothwell (Australian National University College of Law), Juan Francisco Salazar (Western Sydney University), Jean-Baptiste Sallée (French National Centre for Scientific Research), Sir Philippe Samyn (Philippe Samyn and Partners), Bojan Šavrič (Environmental Systems Research Institute), Mirko Schienert (Dresden University of Technology), Didier Schmitt (European Space Agency), Thomas Schramm (Ramboll), Daniel Schubert (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Karen Nadine Scott (University of Canterbury), Cara Seitchek (American University), Maria Ximena Senatore (International Council on Monuments and Sites), Jonathan Shanklin (British Antarctic Survey), Yuri Shibaev (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute), Santiago Sierra (Artist), Tim Stephens (University of Sydney), Pavel Grigorievich Talalay (Jilin University), Paul Taylor (ARQZE Ltd.), Steve Theno (United States Antarctic Program), Paul Thur (United States Antarctic Program), Philip Trathan (British Antarctic Survey), Francisco Valdivia (Federico Santa María Technical University), David Vaughan (British Antarctic Survey), Emerson Vidigal (Estudio 41), Priscilla Wehi (University of Otago), Claudio Willams (Amancio Williams † Archive), Gary Wilson (Department of Marine Science, University of Otago), Juliet Wong (University of California, Santa Barbara), Gillian Wratt (Independent Consultant), Angela Wright (Colour Affects)
Infographics: UNLESS and POMO
Book design: UNLESS and Lars Müller Publishers (Lars Müller, Martina Mullis, Maya Ruegg)
SNOW GOGGLES. Tools of resistance: on loan by the Scott Polar Research Institute
THE ANTARCTIC SUIT. The first architectural envelope: D-Air Lab, Dainese: Lino Dainese (founder), Luigi Ronco, Vittorio Cafaggi, Alberto Piovesan, Michele Villani, Giulia Fabbro, Irina Potryasilova, Marco Manuzzi, Nicola Parise; developed in collaboration with UNLESS
Exhibition Assembly: Altrofragile - Lupo Gavioli, Francesco Rovaldi
