Keepers of the Ocean

First edition of Keepers of the Ocean by Inuuteq Storch (2022)

First impression 

Large format paperback in new condition

In an edition of 666 copies

Text in Greenlandic, Danish and English

About

The landscape is a recurrent subject, as is the sky, the light and the dark. The natural world is always close by, and just as the tides come and go, nature flows in and out of Keepers of the Ocean. In a culture where the weather and the ocean have always played a key role, it is natural for someone who lives by the coast to look out for whoever is at sea. People take care of and watch over each other. When asked about the book’s title, Innuteq replied with a picture of a sunny ocean view from his apartment in Sisimiut, captioned: “Keeping an eye on every sailor”.

– From the preface by Martin Brandt Hansen