7.11—28.11.26

Navigating Turbulence (2023–) is an ongoing project by Findji+Gras that observes through art and science, sea ice as a complex ecosystem under pressure and the infrastructures humans build in response to an increasingly uncertain future.

Its second chapter, Until Collision, traces the tension between sea ice vulnerability and the growing economic and geopolitical interests emerging from its disappearance. Like the drifting ice floes colliding to form the ice sheet, the title refers to the potential energy or momentum before the inevitable collision of these competing realities. 

Following trajectories and cracks, Until Collision takes the form of a video and sound installation. Merging recordings of sea ice, research facilities and ships with fragments of scientific articles and interviews with experts. The work brings different forms of knowledge and perspectives into relations in a poetic storytelling. The sound piece is made in collaboration with sound designer Heta-Maria Pyhäjärvi. 

Findji+Gras—the collaboration of artists Cyane Findji and Myriam Gras —develop multimedia projects that connect artistic and scientific inquiries. Through long-term collaborations with researchers and places, their work brings forward human-and-other perspectives on ecological and infrastructural change, contributing to a growing dialogue around climate futures. 

This project has been supported by the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency and The Culture Fund for Sweden and Finland.