What transformation happens when writers, musicians and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica?

Patrick Shepherd is an Honorary Antarctic Arts Fellow, and senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury. Having travelled to Antarctica early in 2004 and again in 2016, much of his creative work is related to those trips, including painting, poetry and music.

Patrick’s book Artists in Antarctica brings together paintings, photographs, texts and musical scores by some of Aotearoa New Zealand's most acclaimed artists – including Laurence Aberhart, Nigel Brown, Gareth Farr, Dick Frizzell, Anne Noble and Virginia King – all of whom have been to the Ice.

It explores the impact of this experience on their art and art process, as well as the physical challenges of working in a harsh and unfamiliar environment.

Join Patrick and fellow artists to celebrate the work of Kiwi artists in Antarctica and Antarctica’s power to inspire.