The ArtAntarctica project was created by the Manege team in partnership with the creative workshop «ARKI» to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica by the Russian mariners Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The outdoor exhibition is being realized as part of the «Museum Line» program, conceived by the Manege team with the goal of creating interactive cultural spaces and reimagining the urban environment.
ArtAntarctica is a large-scale projection mapping installation shaped like a glowing iceberg, situated in Truda Square near the Central Naval Museum and New Holland Island. The surfaces and facets of the iceberg have become the stage for a video mapping festival dedicated to the discovery and exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic, circumnavigation voyages, and the role of St. Petersburg in the advancement of global geographical science. For more details about the participants and the schedule—visit the festival page.
As part of the project, many video artists from Russia and other countries showcased their work in the field of 3D mapping. A mapping teaser was shown before the artists' presentation. The audio accompaniment was a remix of the track «The Secrets Of Light And The Revelations Of Darkness» from the C-Land album, Contactee’s Journal.