Etched in Ice – Photographs by Glen Crawford

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Glen Crawford, “Etched in Ice,” no date

(courtesy of the Gallery)

The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies invites you to explore Etched in Ice, an exhibition of photographs by Glen Crawford. The images from the Campbell Icefield and surrounding glaciers offer an intimate look at glacier ice in a time of change. Glaciers are typically found in remote hard to access locations. Over decades and centuries, they have existed exhibiting only the changes that have taken place at well, a glacial pace. This means that glacial ice serves as a living archive of Earth's history, preserving ancient layers that record the passage of time. Glaciers in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, once steadfast in their frozen stillness have come to represent all that we love about wilderness. The common view of glaciers as lovely white masses of snow and ice adorning high mountain peaks, however, doesn’t consider the reality of climate change. The photographs in this exhibition offer a view of three glaciers and an icefield in a time of accelerated change.