THE MOST NORTHERN PLACE

The Inuit people had minimal contact with Europeans until World War II ended and the build up to the Cold War began. Interest in the Arctic grew as it was a place where those countries that did not get along were very close to each other geographically.

The U.S. Army, in particular, developed a strategic interest in the region and the Inuit soon realised they had company. Visitors to the website take small steps to explore an empty village and it's surrounding landscape; it is a place that is devoid of people, abandoned, beautiful but unforgiving.

The story unfolds gradually, it is as if you’re wandering around yourself and you’re gradually getting a sense of the memories that will linger long after. Shot on location in Greenland, it asks the question: “What would Qaanaaq have looked like, the day after everyone left?

We did a lot of research about what life looked like for ordinary people during this time. One aspect that seemed interesting to recreate is the use of ham radios for communication over long distances, which were very common at the time. We build a page within the project that allows anyone who was present on that page to talk to anyone else, in real time, but with a delay calculated based on the users IP address, if visible.

Alex Kozobolis's score for The Most Northern Place provided a soundtrack with depth and feeling, but without trying to suggest how viewers of the film should feel. His composition tries to emphasise the ambivalence of the memories.