Ruth McDermott

In a recent arts residency in Iceland, Ruth McDermott travelled to the volcano (the black) and glacier (the white) areas. This work celebrates the black and white of Icelandic landscape but also draws attention to the dichotomy of this country. Icelanders are concerned about the loss of their glaciers through climate change, yet Iceland is heavily dependent on the tourist industry meaning there is an question around fossil fuels and other sustainability issues. The solutions to maintaining a standard of living whilst undertaking action to mitigate climate change are not simple or straightforward. They are not black or white