The Dance of Fire and Ice by Gerry van Roosmalen

Long before the world took shape, there was nothing but Ginnungagap, the gaping void. On one side lay Niflheim, a realm of eternal ice and cold mist. On the other side burned Muspellheim, a fiery world of heat, guarded by the mighty fire giant Surtr, whose sword hurled sparks into the darkness.

When the glowing fire and cold ice met at Ginnungagap, a miracle occurred: drops of melting ice touched the sparks of Muspellheim and gave life to the first giant, Ymir. With him, the cosmos was born, and so began the great cosmogony of the Nordic world.

But the forces that made creation possible also brought strife. Surtr held his fiery sword at the ready, knowing that the balance of fire and ice would never last forever. Loki, the trickster, played his role as instigator of chaos. A master of transformation, he gave fire a new meaning: not just destruction, but renewal.

In Ragnarök, the end of everything, fire and ice battled again. Surtr raised his sword and let the fire devour the world, while the ice retreated into silence. But a new world rose from the ashes and melting snow. A world where fire and ice were no longer enemies, but dance partners in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.

Thus the memory of fire and ice remains: a struggle, a meeting, and a rebirth.

This artwork is offered by Gerry van Roosmalen

My name is Gerry van Roosmalen, a professional photographer and author. After some travels in the business world, I decided to radically change the helm in 2002 and to fully focus on my passion: photography. Between 2002 and 2004 I visited the fotovakschool in Apeldoorn where I graduated in the courses of portrait and reportage.

In 2006 I decided to study documentary photography. In 2009 my first book was published about a project that I carried out in Greenland: "Why Greenland ..." This book is only available as an i Book.

In 2012 my book "Ode to Iceland" appeared. In this book I combined the images I shot during my various tours in Iceland with texts in which I tried to express my impressions and feelings that I experienced myself when I first faced the spectacular or sometimes just lovely landscapes of Iceland. The english book "Ode to Iceland" can be ordered in the iBook store

In my Webshop I collect the most beautiful images I made during my travels or sometimes just in the studio. If you do not have the right image for your taste, please feel free to contact me. Perhaps my archive with images contains something suitable for your home or business. Gerry@1ivision.nl

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