EL VIAJE DEL FRAM
2018
After reading about the "adventures and misadventures" of F. Nansen, the themes of this monographic album were born. The story is this: In 1893, a tremendously Renaissance man, Fridtjof Nansen finished a boat that was designed with the firm intention of letting him run aground and take advantage of the ice drift to reach the North Pole. His wife, Eva, christened the ship Fran (Norwegian for "Forward"). At present, it is exhibited in Oslo
The ship, with a keel reinforced by Nansen himself, had a library of more than 600 volumes and a multitude of advances to its time such as the windmill to produce electricity and an organ to pass the long hours of waiting ...
Despite his foresight and enormous knowledge in his journey of almost three years (1893-1896), he encountered thousands of vicissitudes until he was rescued in an almost miraculous encounter.
From that modern Nordic Saga are born the nine themes that make up THE JOURNEY OF FRAM
In the summer of 1893 he sailed from Oslo with 13 men and sufficient provisions for the shores of New Siberia.
Zarpamos
01
There is a lot of time that men spend alone and almost unoccupied, waiting for the moment to run aground, each one traveling in his own thoughts.
Travesías
02
In his letters to his wife (Eva) Nansen writes "I feel that your thoughts travel north without finding me", even so, inside him and without forgetting that his promise was to prioritize his own survival, he hears her voice, distorted by ice, loneliness and time
Eva me piensa
03
It draws before the eye as an eternal expanse of the desert
La Banquisa
04
Thanks to Nansen's knowledge, a windmill is installed that provides electric light to the crew, I have named it that way.
Aerica
05
At last they feel sheltered where other expeditions were terrified, now their expedition really begins
Encallados en hielo
06
In his habit of downplaying what he did, that was the name given to his expeditions crossing hundreds of kilometers across the pack.
Largos paseos con Skies
07
On August 7, 1895, they reached this point in the Arctic, reaching their highest latitude 8 months later, without being able to reach the north pole, but making sure to survive on their return.
Tierra de Francisco José
08
On June 17, Nansen thinks he hears a dog barking in the distance. Indeed, it corresponded to Stanley's expedition, also looking for the north pole. Food and human warmth ensured the return.