The 19. Century was not only the century of industrialization, the spark that "set human civilization aflame" (Andri Snaer Magnason). Between 1800 and 1815 half a dozen large volcanic eruptions all across the globe significantly changed the climate in China as well as...
This is an image from the famous sinking scene from the movie "Erik the Viking" from 1989. the movie plot is built on the medieval saga of the explorer Erik the Red. In one part of the saga Erik and his comrades arrive at the mystical island Hy-Brasil (or simply...
This is the cover of the 2022 edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's stories about the sunken island kingdom Numenor, with an illustration by Alan Lee. In Tolkien's oeuvre Numenor is geographically situated west of Middle-Earth and shows strong similarities to Plato's Atlantis....
Since 2008 artist and bell-maker Marcus Vergette has been developing the multi-site installation series Time and Tide Bells in various coastal spots across the UK. The installations consist of two bells, one upside down on top of the other, set up in tidal zones so...
In her book published in 2013, Sri Lanka born academic and writer Deraniyagala describes her experiences as a flood victim in the Tsunami of 2004 in the Indian Ocean, refered to in English speaking countries as "Boxing Day Tsunami". Much of the book is devoted to her...
The british movie "Captain Nemo and the underwater city" by James Hill picks up the themes and main character Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's famous novel and the sucessfull 1954 Disney movie on the same material. While the earlier US-movie develops further the theme...
English-American painter Thomas Cole (1801 - 1848) created a series of five images depicting the rise and the destruction of an imaginary coastal city. The series is entitled "The Course of Empire". Above, the fourth painting depicts the catastrophe and destruction of...
German born and UK based visual artist Mariele Neudecker creates aquarium installations of forests, houses or vessels since the late 1990's. Her so called "tank works" are three dimensional landscapes that evoque German romanticism, scientific artefacts as well as the...
In her essay on the motive of Mount Vesuvius, Valerie Hammelbacher traces the beginning of the image of disaster in art history back to the Britsh enlightment and the philosophy of physico-theology. More often referred to as natural theology, this school of thought...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughJeJ4LJD0 "Noye's Fludde" is an opera by british composer Britten from 1958 based on the Noah myth. It premiered in England just 5 years after the great North Sea Flood of 1953. UK; 20. Century; Christian; Music, Opera; Noah
