New drawing by Line Prip donated to the Artica Residency art collection

Line Prip, Dichotomies, 2021, Pencil drawing on paper, (33 × 18cm)

It is our residency artist Line Prip’s last few days with us here in Longyearbyen. During Line’s stay she has been researching and testing out new ideas working with snow and ice formations which she hopes to continue to develop.

Line has also been busy working in the studio on a new drawing, Dichotomies, 2021, Pencil drawing on paper, (33 × 18cm) which she has very kindly donated to the Artica’s Residency art collection. 

Artwork statement: 
At the old harbour, situated between Longyearbyen and the airport, the coal from Gruve 7 is unloaded. The pile of coal is not protected from the weather so when the wind blows the coal disperses. The fine black dust finds little pockets of shelter from the wind amongst the snow that covers the ground. Here it lays to rest. Together the coal and the snow create a microscopic landscape of crevasses, peaks and plains. There are no greys in this landscape only an increase or decrease in the amount of coal particles covering the snow. Even though the coal and the snow coexist they remain separate entities.

Line Prip was nominated by our key partner The Queen Sonja Print Award for a residency at Artica Svalbard. To find out more about our residency programme and upcoming artists visit our in-residence page.