This photo series presents the Alps in summer, absent of snow and filled with green meadows and forests. Through color processing, the images evoke a sense of cold and lifelessness, prompting reflection on the shifts in climate phases: from global warming to cooling.

The visuals draw inspiration from the last Little Ice Age, spanning from the early 14th century to the mid-19th century, during which mountain glaciers, including those in the European Alps, expanded significantly. Glaciers have invaded settlements, covering crop fields and villages in Switzerland, France and beyond. The cold, long winters and short, wet summers led to crop decay and widespread hunger, prompting villagers to pray for warmth's return. This period also gave rise to legends and myths, such as that of the "glacier priests," believed to control glaciers' movement through rituals and prayers. As the icy winters persisted, people adapted by developing ski tourism, marking an end to the era of hardship. This transition occurred just as the next ice age of global cooling shifted to a period of global warming.

In the photo editing process, I referenced Delftware (Delft Blauw) a ceramic art form that flourished in the Netherlands around the 17th century, as a metaphor for snow and ice. Originally emulating expensive Chinese porcelain, Delftware now finds itself replicated in cheap Chinese imitations, flooding Dutch tourist shops. This, once again, exemplifies the cyclical shifts in the development of civilizations. 

The combination of these elements is intended to inspire reflection on the transient nature of environmental and cultural patterns.