Conversations with Ice

Kaisu Koivisto’s interests are deeply rooted in the North: its landscapes, its political and historical dimensions, investigating processes of change. In her ongoing photographic projects Conversations With Ice and Soft Ice Koivisto explores Arctic landscapes dominated by ice, sea and rocks. She captures landscapes that are no longer serene and untouched, yet remain unnervingly beautiful even in the face of looming ecological emergencies.

The presence and consequences of human activity is visible as an estranged landscape and mindscape. Koivisto regards her works as emotional visualisations of natural phenomena, and changing environments and climates.

In summer 2024 Koivisto participated in The Arctic Circle Special Circumnavigation, Art & Science Expedition residency in the International Territory of Svalbard. Her participation was generously supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Alfred Kordelin Foundation.