🇺🇳 Disappearing Glaciers Project

A global, trans-Arctic legacy project: archiving the world’s vanishing glaciers and cultures—before they’re gone.

Project Overview:

2025 Strategic Overview & Global Partnership Opportunity

From the Arctic and Alps to the Himalaya and Andes, glaciers are vanishing faster than we can comprehend.

20/20 Disappearing Glaciers archives what’s being lost—visually, viscerally, and unforgettably.

It makes the invisible immediate. And compels action.

A first-person trans-Arctic expedition across the circumpolar North, blending large-format photography, public art, and human-centered documentation to transform climate loss into cultural legacy.

“It’s not just ice that’s disappearing—it’s memory, scale, and the rhythm of the Earth itself.”

Signature Initiative: Global Climate Countdown

The Global Climate Countdown is a public art installation making glacial loss visible and urgent—engaging thousands daily worldwide.

• What: 3D holographic snowflake installation—debuting in Aspen, designed for cultural hubs globally—shrinking daily to reflect real glacier/ice mass loss (past 50 years + projected 50 years). Its final disappearance marks the launch of the Disappearing Glaciers Book Project Expedition.
• Why It Matters:
  • Makes climate loss tangible and urgent—engaging thousands daily in cities and resorts across continents.
  • Focal point for media, community, and partner storytelling.
  • Anchors campaign engagement and impact tracking.

Project Highlights

• Giant-format, museum-grade book documenting the glaciers of the Northern Hemisphere before they vanish.
• Original large-format print series and a global traveling exhibition hosted by resorts, corporations, and cultural institutions.
• Stewards of the Glaciers: Portraiture and documentation featuring Indigenous leaders, scientists, and local stewards.
• Live digital content: Real-time field updates, social documentation, and documentary assets.
• Totem-driven engagement: Countdown installations, events, and education in international locations.
• Multi-channel awareness: Global PR campaigns, social, lifestyle + scientific partnerships, and community activations.
• Site-specific public art and exhibitions: Built for cities, resorts, museums, and global cultural moments.

Strategic Partnerships & Global Amplification

This project is built for international collaboration and impact—across borders, sectors, and audiences.

• Buckhorn 501(c)(3) Fiscal Sponsorship: Enables tax-deductible giving, grant eligibility, and nonprofit transparency.
• Parks Canada, UNESCO, International Year of Glaciers: Alignment discussions for long-term legacy collaboration.
• Aspen SkiCo / Alterra / Aspen Art Museum / International Venues: Early conversations on hosting, co-branding, and activation at global sites.
• Media & Frequency: Daily engagement through earned media, partner channels, and project milestones.

Currently seeking global logistics, publishing, and technical partners.