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28 Sep, 2023For the annual Science Fair in Reykjavik, we have developed a NEW SCIENTIFIC POSTER to be shown along with other exhibiting researchers’ work related to the FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE. Download link >
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27 Sep, 2023A podcast produced by Konstantine Vlasis, a composer and Scholar of ecological Sound from New York, who has in this podcast made a kind of “memo reportage” to understand all the possibilities with The Field Station Solander’s Eye. >
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27 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. |
A scenic pastel of colours this morning, captured by Solander’s Eye. Heavy rain over the landscape over the last 24 hours has benefited the low-growth flora that has established itself in the young landscape.
21 Sep, 2023
NEW ESSAY from iTEXTILIS part of The IK Workshop Soc. |
21 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | After a few powerful rainy days, the landscape around the Field Station during the night has been embedded in the colours of the Northern Lights, followed by a day with an almost cloudless blue sky.
15 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | Solander’s Eye’s annual checkup is now complete. Soft- & hardware have been updated, and each part has been inspected and cleaned. The following 12 months of autonomous observations are now starting…
13 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | Solander’s Eye does not observe the landscape beyond the Field Station but is part of the biosphere. Here, a valley behind the station leading up to the glacier - fascinating.
12 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | New studies are added to the Solander’s Eye. Three Americans at the University of Iceland are using data from the Field Station — an interesting visit and meeting with The IK Foundations participants.
10 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | Updating and maintenance involve the transport of humans and material. First morning at Glacier Lagoon on the way to Solander’s Eye. Great collaboration with the local boat company.
01 Sep, 2023
THE FIELD STATION | SOLANDER’S EYE Breiðamerkurjökull, Iceland
Today, we release the next version of the appreciated LIVE feed. It contains more direct data, faster loading, an initial overview of the Field Station, and valuable links…
31 Aug, 2023With the autonomous Field Station Solander’s Eye in Iceland, we are shifting into higher gear for year two. In the last 12 months, the station has tirelessly observed the young landscape at Breiðamerkurjökull, in the UNESCO-stamped Vatnajökull National Park. Read more in the latest iMESSENGER >
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24 Aug, 2023NEW ESSAY from iTEXTILIS | Needlework and Sewing Tools – Traces of Textile Trade in Whitby from the 1840s to 1914. >
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23 Aug, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | There are busy days around the Field Station, the latest observations of Arctic foxes and migrating birds, while the vegetation is lush.
10 Aug, 2023
THE FIELD STATION SOLANDER’S EYE | Breiðamerkurjökull | The Glacier Lagoon, Iceland. | The fascinating rhythm of the landscape is shaped and guided by the mighty Vatnajøkull glacier; autumn is on its way.
07 Aug, 2023iTEXTILIS | If you like to discover more about 18th-century global textile history! Textile historian Viveka Hansen’s monograph ‘TEXTILIA LINNAEANA Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here >
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31 Jul, 2023In 2024 we plan to update the IK Workshop Society site and, thus, the iFellowship.There are both technical reasons and user interfaces to consider, which we are internally thinking about right now. READ MORE >
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