What transformation occurs when writers, musicians, and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica? This book brings together paintings, photographs, texts, and musical scores by Aotearoa New Zealand artists who have been to the Ice. It explores the impact of this experience on their art and artistic process, as well as the physical challenges of working in a harsh and unfamiliar environment.

Antarctic science, nature, and human history are examined through the creative lens of some of New Zealand’s most acclaimed artists, composers, and writers, including Laurence Aberhart, Nigel Brown, Gareth Farr, Dick Frizzell, Anne Noble, Virginia King, Owen Marshall, Grahame Sydney, Ronnie van Hout, and Phil Dadson.

It also includes a foreword by the CEO of Antarctica New Zealand, Sarah Williamson, and a chapter by Antarctic arts researcher Dr. Adele Jackson, contextualising Aotearoa New Zealand’s relationship with Antarctica.