Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on the yacht Australis, to discover and record the sights and sounds of icebergs. But before they reach the frozen continent and encounter their first bergs they must face the challenge of the notorious Drake Passage.

Arriving in Antarctica on board the yacht Australia during a snow storm. Photo Joseph Michael The Drake Passage, between South America and Antarctica is one of the roughest stretches of water in the world. Photo Joseph Michael It took more than five days for the Australis to cross the Drake Passage. Photo Joseph Michael As the team became accustomed to the rough seas they ventured on deck during the crossing. Photo Joseph Michael The expedition endured snow storms and wild weather Photo Joseph Michael Iceberg graveyard, where hundreds of icebergs have eddied into a sheltered bay. Photo Joseph Michael Arriving in Skontorp Bay. Photo Joseph Michael Brash ice is small floating pieces of ice that break off icebergs as they disintegrate. Photo Joseph Michael The Australis amongst icebergs adrift in Antarctica. Photo Joseph Michael Sound recordist Mark Michel discovers the incredible and varied sounds that icebergs produce. Photo Joseph Michael The iceberg Deakins was named after film-maker Roger Deakins who is known for his use of light. It was the first iceberg to be fully mapped by the team. Photo Joseph Michael Discovery

The expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula gathered photographs and audio of icebergs, that will be used to project virtual icebergs onto landmark buildings around the world.

‘Antarctica – while you were sleeping’, an exhibition projecting a digital iceberg onto the exterior of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, is part of the 2017 Auckland Arts Festival.

The expedition was the brainchild of artist Joseph Michael, who gathered a team of eight film-makers and photographers who spent nearly a month in Antarctica aboard the yacht Australis, skippered by Roger Wallis.

The team: Joseph Michael, Ryan McNeill, Mark Michel aka Mitch, Nick Flyvberg, Thomas Heleta, Simon Godsiff, Jason Nichols, Geoff Ross and Nick Walker.

The Voice of the Iceberg podcast also features NIWA scientist Mike Williams, from the Deep South Science Challenge, and the music of composer Rhian Sheehan.