This is a tundra landscape archiving project. Ten researchers gather during the summer, under twenty-four hours of sunlight. An ecologist, natural dyer, geologist, berry picker, landscape artist, video artist, writer, cartographer, lidar technician, and textile artist bring their own objects and visions, placing them on the tables in the studio. The studio is surrounded by small leaves and the vast horizon. A smaller grid than usual brings these elements into the building. The light and landscape of the tundra become patterns on the floor, flowing into the studio.
The tundra landscape is directly connected to the climate. Due to permafrost, tundra plants form miniature forests with shallow roots. This shift in scale allows a person standing in the tundra to see beyond the horizon, as though looking down from above a forest. The small leaves can be observed individually up close but transform into a patchwork of colors and textures from afar.
The ten researchers explore this horizon, guided by pavilions with simple shapes— a circle, triangle, rectangle, and house—placed at four points on the horizon for wayfinding. A circular elevation suspended on the southern horizon glows as it reflects the midnight sun shining from the northern horizon.
