tensions between the ephemeral and permanent

December 14, 2017 7:46 AM

It's 30 years old: Snowman 1987/2016 (multimedia)
posted by jjray (2 comments total)

The tensions are inescapable: snow, a natural process, in a totemic form, in a machined box, surviving on electricity, juxtaposed against an artificial ecosystem. The installation is a brilliant encapsulation of our mixed-up global environment now — from polar melt to green cities.

mister police
you could have saved her
i gave you all the clues
posted by Strange Interlude at 11:08 AM on December 14, 2017 [4 favorites]

I thought you meant this Snowman, one of my favorite movies.
posted by theora55 at 12:41 PM on December 14, 2017 [3 favorites]