Basalt №1 – Iceland Print Size:105x140cm

Basalt №1 – Iceland Print Size:105x140cmArtwork Information Geology has always been a source of fascination, especially in relation to Iceland. From a scientific perspective, Iceland is a young landmass, emerging from the sea only 20 million years ago due to volcanic activity on the Atlantic Ocean floor. Even today, the landscape continues to evolve through constant volcanic activity. The island features numerous geological formations with strikingly bizarre shapes. Basalt, with its

As the hot geothermal water rises to the surface and cools down

Always feels a little like a real discovery

which is partially covered by the Mýrdalsjökull glacier

and atmosphere

the landscape feels less like a place and more like a state—defined by distance

I was struck by their surreal textures and immense scale

Captured at one of Vatnajökull’s glacier tongues

natural process

In moments like these

These patterns

air becomes sealed within the ice in the form of tiny bubbles in endless variations and shapes

Norway's cold climate and fluctuating temperatures make its frozen lakes particularly susceptible to cracking and breaking