Drawn to ideas about remote territories and changing geographies, photographer Kristina Chan embarked on two excursions. The first was to the Arctic Circle via the Svalbard Channel, and the second to the Nevada Desert. She experienced extremes in landscapes and climatic conditions, which inspired a feeling of “awe and caution.” The artist reflected on the subjective concept of “fact,” when it comes to recording territories, and the “fantasy and fallacy” used in the creation of maps, borders, measurements and visual records. Polar Opposite captures two weeks of sunrises and moonrises across a desiccated lakebed during a multi-day dust storm in the Nevade Dessert. The work acts like a time lapse, conveying the immediacy of time and the unparalleled awe of nature in extreme environments.