On the eve of the Paris summit on climate change, St James\u2019s Church Piccadilly highlighted the perilous state of the polar ice caps by hosting a giant melting ice sculpture.<\/p>\n
The artwork entitled \u201d\u02dcHer floe-fall lament (COP21)\u2019 was created by artist and placemaker Sara Mark.<\/p>\n
The installation, which lasted less than a day, was created by a column of frozen water, on top of an oil steel drum melting into the cavity below. The steel drum was burnt and was made as hot as possible before installation, and then surrounded by wood ash, not only to separate the sculpture from people who might touch, but to suggest that destruction of trees are not helping the environment.<\/p>\n
The work, placed in the centre of the nave, to disrupt normal church proceedings, was an accompaniment to discussions on the end of days and looking to Christ for hope, which is central to the Advent message. After the evening service, everyone processed around the sculpture, to a fire in the courtyard of the church, which cemented the idea of the delicate balance in the environment of heat and cold, which makes up the world.<\/p>\n