Land of Ice and Wind
Helen Balfour
This publication was commissioned as part of the Grytviken Micro-commission 2025.
Grytviken, once a whaling station that employed many Shetlanders, is a place steeped in history and isolation. Though the whaling days ended in 1966, Helen found herself deeply connected to the landscape, the wildlife, and the legacy of the place during her six-month stay working at the South Georgia Museum.
Land of Ice, and Wind explores this connection between South Georgia and Shetland, capturing Helen’s experience of this otherworldly environment before her return there for the next season.
Dust jacket & body riso printed at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra on Alga Carta 120gsm
Photo section digitally printed at The Shetland Times, Lerwick, Shetland on Paralux 135gsm paper
Finished at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra
Published by Gaada
Helen Balfour
This publication was commissioned as part of the Grytviken Micro-commission 2025.
Grytviken, once a whaling station that employed many Shetlanders, is a place steeped in history and isolation. Though the whaling days ended in 1966, Helen found herself deeply connected to the landscape, the wildlife, and the legacy of the place during her six-month stay working at the South Georgia Museum.
Land of Ice, and Wind explores this connection between South Georgia and Shetland, capturing Helen’s experience of this otherworldly environment before her return there for the next season.
Dust jacket & body riso printed at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra on Alga Carta 120gsm
Photo section digitally printed at The Shetland Times, Lerwick, Shetland on Paralux 135gsm paper
Finished at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra
Published by Gaada
Helen Balfour
This publication was commissioned as part of the Grytviken Micro-commission 2025.
Grytviken, once a whaling station that employed many Shetlanders, is a place steeped in history and isolation. Though the whaling days ended in 1966, Helen found herself deeply connected to the landscape, the wildlife, and the legacy of the place during her six-month stay working at the South Georgia Museum.
Land of Ice, and Wind explores this connection between South Georgia and Shetland, capturing Helen’s experience of this otherworldly environment before her return there for the next season.
Dust jacket & body riso printed at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra on Alga Carta 120gsm
Photo section digitally printed at The Shetland Times, Lerwick, Shetland on Paralux 135gsm paper
Finished at Toogs Artist Workshop, Burra
Published by Gaada
