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The Outer LimitsBy Michael LeavertonPublished on January 30, 2009 at 4:25amNot much happens on the outer reaches of the arctic island Svalbard, Norway. Its sole inhabitants are desolate, snow-blanketed landscapes; a couple abandoned Russian mining settlements and scattered scientific facilities; and a lone photographer, Christain Houge, just taking huge bites out of it all with his camera. The mysterious, majestic vistas in his exhibit Arctic Technology -- all twilight and Sigur Rós and Supermans Fortress of Solitude -- are made even more so by the serious telecommunications equipment planted into them. Theres nothing like a giant satellite dish, pointing straight up at the end of the world, presumably in discussion with the Andromeda Galaxy, to make you feel small (but that feels pretty good, too).
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