The Ice Bear Project - Videos

These videos illustrate some of the work going on to bring this exciting and innovative project to fruition in December 2009.

Mark Coreth captures the essence of the Arctic in the form of a life-sized ice-sculpture of a polar bear for Trafalgar Square.

Watch an excerpt from phase two of The Ice Bear Project as Mark begins the creation of the Ice Bear Skeleton.

Mark's first video update from his studio on the progress of the Ice Bear Project

Mark explains why he is so passionate about this project.

Mark explains the idea behind the Ice Bear Project

Mark thanks his supporters who have helped him realise this project

The Copenhagen Ice Bear

The London Ice Bear

The Ice Bear Project

In the run-up to Christmas this year, Trafalgar Square's Northern Terrace will play host to a life-sized ice sculpture of a hunting polar bear. Over 10 days the Bear in the Square will melt, leaving a skeleton, a pool of water and a powerful environmental message.

Sculptor, Mark Coreth carved the life-size polar bear from a huge block of white ice during the morning of Friday 11th December. Since then, anyone who visits Trafalgar Square will be able to reach out and touch the melting bear and the skeleton as it emerges.

This follows on from the earlier event in Copenhagen where Mark carved his first bear in this series to coincide with the UN Climate Summit meeting.

The project has been hugely successful so far and there are plans in hand to recreate this powerful image in cities around the globe. If you would like to find out more and help bring this message to the world please click here for more information about the Ice Bear Project