Writing the future with Postcards from Antarctica

Writing the future with Postcards from Antarctica

Author: JOY 94.9 - Rainbow Community Podcasts for our LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Communities August 17, 2026 Duration: 46:08

What happens when 124 women and non-binary STEMM leaders, 132 postcards and one very ice-solated continent come together? You get Postcards from Antarctica, a collaborative artwork created aboard the final Homeward Bound Antarctic voyage in 2025.

Each postcard captures something meaningful about Antarctica, from its wildlife and landscapes to the profound experience of being there. Turn them over, and you’ll find handwritten messages to policymakers, communities, future generations, or a future self.

Together, the postcards create more than a map of Antarctica — they map memories, hopes, responsibility, and a shared vision for our planetary future.

Postcards from Antarctica will make its world debut at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. You can explore the artwork online…plus we hope to see it displayed around the world!

Dr Cat chats with some the people behind the artwork: Annabel Dominguez, Cat Nielsen, Helen McGuire, Jess Leck, and Natasha Pauli. They discuss life-changing polar perspectives and creative collaboration. Expect plenty of cool stories and absolutely no snow jokes… okay, maybe one or two.

Originally aired 11th August, 2026.

Hero image: Project co-leads Jessica Leck and Natasha Pauli with the final map. (Credit: Postcards from Antarctica.)

Gallery view of six people on Zoom - the six speakers on this podcast episode (clockwise): Annabel, Dr Cat, Helen, Jess, Tash, and Cat.

Dr Cat reminisces with and discusses the art project with her Antarctic travel buddies: Annabel Dominguez, Helen McGuire, Cat Nielsen, Natasha Pauli, and Jess Leck.

132 colourful postcards are laid out as a grid on the carpet and they are posing behind. There is one missing, and it is in someone's hand and a hand-written message is visible on the back.

The grid of postcards looks spectacular together. Turn each postcard over, and there is a hand-written message by the individual artist, inspired by their experiences of Antarctica.

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