The intention of this extraordinay expedition with a camel caravan in the midst of a mongolian winter...

were to travel back in times in search of our human roots. On route he Marc not only discovered  traces of ancient civilizations, empires and lost cultures dating back millenniums. He also discovered spectacular nature scenes in this endless vast open space.

Marc Progin takes us on a wintry and cosmic migration through the ages of Mongolia history. As much on earth as in times past, it is a spatial exploration of human as well as natural history. Its climate is harsh. Wolves and birds of prey live alongside Mongol clans as nomads, migrating freely from the present to the past, slowly drifting with the progress of their caravans.

About the Artist:

Marc Progin, 71, a HK permanent resident for 40 years, is a Swiss watchmaker retired from time.

Over his adult lifetime he built up an incredible endurance running ultra marathons. Since his retirement he frequently travels alone though the Gobi dessert: in summer on foot or by bike and in winter by joining a caravan of nomads on camels braving snow blizzards and temperatures as low as -40C. He designs his own maps, navigates with the sun, the stars and a compass.

The whole purpose of these challenging journeys is to clear his mind from the clutter, noise and distractions of contemporary life to make space for his creativity. In the open space of the desserts he finds his inspiration for his many writings of poetry and literature. To evidence the beauty of the desert he started to photograph his journeys. 

在蒙古的冬季，跟隨駱駝商隊探險的意圖是……時光倒流，追尋人類的根源。在旅途中，Marc Progin不單發現了數千年前的古代文明、帝國和失落文化的痕跡，他還在這個遼闊浩瀚的空間中發現了恍若盤古初開一樣的自然風景。

Marc Progin帶我們穿越了蒙古歷史的寒冬和遷徙。 與過去一樣，地球上的人類和大自然歷史都在這空間上探索。 氣候惡劣，狼和猛禽與蒙古氏族一同作為游牧民族，從現在到過去自由自在地遷移，跟隨他們的大篷車緩慢地漂流著。