This initiative aims to empower local citizens of the North and Arctic regions via open and free media, communications and sensing technologies. It comprises an international group of individuals and non-profit organisations.

Arctic Perspective highlights the cultural, geopolitical and ecological significance of the Arctic and its indigenous cultures. In collaboration with the people of Igloolik and other communities in Nunavut, Canada, artists and architects are devising a mobile media and living unit and infrastructure, powered by renewable energy sources, which can be used for nomadic dwelling, environmental monitoring and media based work “on the land”, away from the established Arctic settlements.

API is the brainchild of artists Marko Peljhan and Matthew Biederman. Partners include HMKV (Germany), Projekt Atol (Slovenia), C-TASC (Canada), Lorna (Iceland) and The Arts Catalyst (UK).