Laura McPhee (US American, b. 1958)
The Blue Lagoon, Svartsengi Geothermal Pumping Station, Iceland, 1988
chromogenic print
Gift of Dr. Anthony Terrana
29 ¼” × 37”
“Inspired by the long tradition of landscape photography that imagined nature as a sublime and spiritual place…McPhee decided to capture not only nature’s awe-inspiring beauty, but also the relationship between the environment and technology. The water in Iceland’s most popular bathing destination, the Blue Lagoon, is a byproduct of the environmentally friendly Svartsengi Geothermal Pumping Station, which generates heat and energy from seawater.” – Interpretation from the Princeton University Art Museum