Emma Stibbon Melting Ice, Rising Tides

"Through Stibbon's perspective we can discover a deeper connection with an understanding of these sublime transformations, as they happen. All her work is rooted in a place and a time - in being there and bearing witness." Richard Fisher

Emma Stibbon depicts landscapes that are undergoing dynamic transformation as a result of climate change, among them the polar regions, volcanic areas, deserts and coastal and urban locations.

Driven by her desire to understand how human activity and the forces of nature shape our surroundings, Stibbon also considers the concept of the Sublime, to suggest that humanity can no longer admire spectacular scenes of nature from afar. Melting Ice, Rising Tides, focuses on the how our melting glaciers and ice sheets is having a profound effect on the global environment through rising seas levels. These works, often informed by field research the artist has conducted alongside geologists and scientists, seek to suggest how fundamental the sea is to our global interconnectedness.

This 72-page hard-back publication also contains a foreword by former Green Party leader, Caroline Lucas, an interview with the artist by curator Sara Cooper and an essay on the sublimity of landscape by writer Richard Fisher. Tucked inside the back cover is a photographic pull-out image of Stibbon's installation Rock Fall, 2024.

Published to accompany a touring exhibition which originated at Towner Eastbourne in 2024, that travelled to The Burton at Bideford Devon and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London in 2025.

Publisher: Royal Academy Publications
Published: 2024