If you’re in downtown Norfolk, you might have noticed a quick snow shower passing through this afternoon. After last weekend’s snow storm, our Hampton Roads readers might be ready for warmer weather, but here in the Library we’ve enjoyed looking out the reading room windows at a fresh white blanket of snow. It’s a little inspiring, like a blank canvas or a new sheet of drawing paper. Around Ghent a number of well-dressed snowmen and impressively large snow forts attested to the inspirational power of snow as a medium. This week’s item of the week The Snow Show reveals the both the amazing results and nuanced challenges of sculpting with snow on a massive scale. Curated by Lance Fung, The Snow Show paired thirty-four international artists and architects and challenged to collaborate on a works of art built from the snow and ice of Lapland in winter. The resulting works were unique, ephemeral and massive. This catalogue brings together dramatic images of the completed works with detailed descriptions of the process of collaboration and construction that went into their creation. So if this weekend’s weather doesn’t have you pining for spring, stop by the Library and take a look at The Snow Show. You might just find yourself hoping for another passing snow shower.
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