This Italian Pianist's Arctic Performance Will Give You Chills

Wistfully playing a grand piano atop an artificial iceberg to warn climate change.

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Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi recently played an original piece on his grand piano while atop an artificial iceberg made with 300 wooden triangles. Einaudi collaborated with Greenpeace for this momentous performance to help stipulate immediate protection for the slowly melting Arctic as a result of climate change. The massive yet disintegrating Wahlenbergbreen glacier adds a powerful backdrop to the pianist who wistfully strikes keys in the three-minute video above.

If interested, lend your support along with 8 million folks who are working towards saving this polar region here.

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Keith Estiler Managing Editor, Hypeart

Keith Estiler is a New York-born curator, writer, and the Managing Editor of Hypeart, the contemporary art arm of Hypebeast. Based in NYC, Keith heads up editorial strategy at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, capturing the icons and outliers of both the local and international scenes. He has curated exhibitions worldwide, dedicated to championing the emerging voices and subcultures currently redefining contemporary visual culture.

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