Taleinschnitt 2008

Taleinschnitt 2008
Fine art print on Hahnemühle handmade paper | limited edition, 24 pieces | framed, 126 x 84.5 cm

THE WALSERTAL GLACIER FLOWED FROM THE REAR LARGE WALSERTAL IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND MET THE MIGHTY ILL GLACIER AT THE HEIGHT OF THÜRINGERBERG. THE ILL GLACIER WAS A FEW HUNDRED METERS HIGHER THAN THE WALSERTAL GLACIER (THE AVERAGE FEEDING AREA OF THE GLACIER WAS ABOUT OF THE GLACIER WAS APPROX. 3300 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL). AS THE WALSERTAL GLACIER MELTED FASTER TOWARDS THE END GLACIER MELTED FASTER THAN THE ILL GLACIER TOWARDS THE END OF THE ICE AGE, GLACIER TONGUES OF THE ILL GLACIER COULD STILL REACH INTO THE GREAT WALSER VALLEY.