The Ice is Thin / Come on, Dive in

There is snow on the ground!--or at least a dusting on the train tracks outside my window. In celebration: "Langjökull, Snæfellsjökull, Solheimajökull" by Katie Paterson.



The artist spent some time in Iceland recording the sounds of three glaciers. She pressed the records, cast them, froze them using meltwater from each of the glaciers, and let them play simultaneously on turntables for two hours until they melted.
Not only are these ice records beautiful all on their own, they make some really gorgeous sound (you can listen here).

(For more on the piece, and more on Paterson.)