In 2007, Dutch-born, New York-based photographer Dana Lixenberg took her trademark 4-by-5-inch field camera and joined a film crew to document the Inupiaq (Eskimo) shoreline village of Shishmaref, which is disappearing into a rising sea as global warming melts the island's protective permafrost layer. This unusually powerful book from these visits, a hybrid of environmental photography and fine art essay, explores the relationship between the 600 Inupiaq people that Al Gore has named ''the first climate refugees'' - and their unforgiving yet beautiful environment. The text addresses village debate about where to move and the effects of popular Western culture. Lixenberg's poignant portraiture brings to vivid life the men, women, and children whose identity hangs in the balance.
Title: The Last Days of Shishmaref Publisher: Episode Publication Date: 2008 Binding: Softcover with band Book Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Edition: First Edition Edition Run: N/A Language: English Size: 23 x 17 cm Pages: 208
