On The Ice Road - Canada
The following is written by Jack Locke.
When Nick Kozak and I ventured across northern Ontario in February 2016, we knew not of what we would find. With temperatures ranging from -10 to -35 degrees Celsius we found crystals—ice crystals that reflect the life of the region near James Bay on traditional Muskegowuk territory. These ice crystals were found at every stop, along the Wetum Ice Road, at every First Nation, be it Moose Cree, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, or Attawapiskat.
The way light reflects back, refracts through, or is absorbed by the ice crystals gives back a story. That image was captured by Nick's camera, but more than that, Nick was able to extract images and bring them to the fore.
For sixteen days, across 1,500 kilometres of frozen muskeg, across wide rivers and tiny creeks, inside homes and the occasional beaver den, Nick's eye captured the visual sounds of the ice crystals. Those ice crystals presented on the following pages are a brief photographic summary of the total discovery.
In case you haven't clued in, those ice crystals are human beings, natural and man-made creations. They embrace all things mortal and magical. They all were found #OnTheIceRoad.
- Jack Locke, Montreal, April 11, 2016.
For more, go to http://ontheiceroad.wordpress.