AN 11-TONNE block of ice containing a life-size bronze polar bear skeleton has been transported to Copenhagen with help from refrigeration firm Bring Frigoscandia.
A Bring Frigoscandia refrigerated vehicle containing the frozen block arrived in Copenhagen last week, where the ice bear forms part of WWF International's arctic exhibition to send a message to Copenhagen's climate delegates.
British artist Mark Coreth has now turned the large block of ice into a sculpture of a polar bear. The ice sculpture will melt while climate talks are being held in the city leaving only a puddle of water and the bronze polar bear skeleton.
Bring Frigoscandia used freezing and refrigeration technology to transport the ice and skeleton to Copenhagen. 'It's not every day we transport a polar bear skeleton frozen into 11 tonnes of ice. We are proud to be able to contribute our knowledge and funds to this project,' said Lard Adgård, CEO of Bring Frigoscandia.
Mark Coreth said people saw and touched the polar bear effectively contributing to the melting process. He said the sight of the public as sculptors was aimed at illustrating how mankind affects the climate. On December 11, another ice hunting polar bear will be placed in Trafalgar Square in London. Over ten days it will also melt, leaving behind a bronze skeleton and a pool of water.
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