Thursday 12 April 2012

The Angler; Danish island. Oil on canvas, 50x70 cm; 2012


Jorgen Faxholm: coastal landscape of a small Danish island, 2012
 If one waits long enough, little Danish islands like this one will disappear into the sea.
The southern part of Denmark already represents a partly drowned landscape, sinking steadily since the end of the last ice-age, fastest since 7000 BC.
In the shallow waters south of Funen (Fyn) one can observe submerged stone barrows and find drowned stone-age settlements. The deepest settlement is found at -47m in the waters between Funen and Sjaelland.
Thoughts about present climate change?

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