John Quigley on Arctic Sea Ice

John Quigley is pictured on the sea ice with the Arctic Sunrise ship in the background. Melting of the Arctic sea ice is one of the most visible signs of the effect of climate change on our planet. This September could mark the lowest sea ice minimum on record.

Unique identifier: GP02HP4

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/08/2011

Locations: Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Fram Strait, Norway

Credit line: © Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man on Arctic Sea Ice

Artist John Quigley, with the help of the crew of the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise, recreates Leonardo da Vinci's sketch Vitruvian Man, from copper on the Arctic sea ice. John Quigley QUOTE: "We came here and created the 'Melting Vitruvian Man', da Vinci's famous sketch of the human body, because literally climate change is eating into the body of our civilisation. When he did this sketch it was the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the dawn of this innovative age that continues to this day, but our use of fossil fuels is threatening that."

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