Antarctica Trip
Last December David went to Antarctica as one of the Antarctica New Zealand Arts Fellows. (www.antarcticanz.govt.nz) The trip is part of his project that looks at the environmental responsibility designers should have for the the products they create. He spent 12 days in and around Scott Base on Ross Island. During that time he visited the historic huts of Scott and Shackleton, climbed into a 15m deep crevasse, and flew in a helicopter over to the Dry Valleys for two days. The wild beauty of the continent had a deep effect on him: its remarkably clear light imparts a clarity of focus for the smallest detail. It gave him a strengthened commitment to trying to reduce the effect of global warming and its devastation to the planet and life on it. Since returning he has given a number of public lectures on this issue around New Zealand and Australia, including seminars at Designex in Melbourne and Auckland.
